…from a Sloperian point of view.
Now, you may think, given my past history as a less-than-honest old dodger, that I may be immune to such lowly tricks as what I have played upon others. But let me tell you, Ladies and Gents, none of us are immune against such advances, especially when those tricks play on our pride and personal... Continue Reading →
As we all know, our beloved periodical, 'Judy, or The London Serio-Comic Journal' was made available at the news stands on the Wednesday of each and every week; and a right good twopenny-worth it was too. Alongside these individual issues, every six-month Judy would bind a half-year into a complete volume and sell these to... Continue Reading →
I see that them what are known as capitalists are looked down upon in these times of ours, those that despise them laying the blame at their door for all the ills of our society. For my own part and to lay my cards fully on the table, I count myself an advocate of the... Continue Reading →
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Evening all! Todays episode brings us the time when Moses and myself became private investigators. And what with all the crime occurring on the streets of London, a lucrative profession it was too. The fact that the crime rate in our locality fell considerably during this time only shows the efficacy of our detection skills,... Continue Reading →
A very simple story indeed, dear readers, and a time-honoured one at that. A couple of city folk taking advantage of an unsuspecting countryman who, in his naivety, decides to chance his arm on the mean streets of our dear old London. But, those countrymen... what they may lack in wits they more than make... Continue Reading →
And so we reach the 15th installment in the history of your humble narrator. I fear that the Goose Club, which was once a common event in the days of my prime, has been long forgotten in these modern times we now find ourselves in, so a word or two on that phenomenon is perhaps... Continue Reading →
For today's episode in the history of your friend, Ally Sloper, let us not dwell on the subject matter (which is, I freely admit, a base tale somewhat influenced by a particular fashion of the time as can be noted in such things as Mr. Dickens's Our Mutual Friend and the real-life case of The... Continue Reading →
If you will cast your minds back to our previous episode, Ladies and Gentlemen, you will recall that Moses and myself were sent packing on an all expenses paid trip to the Suez Canal with instructions to report our findings back to Judy. And, as a man of the utmost honour, those words and illustrations... Continue Reading →
Good morning to you one and all. Is time not a funny thing? This here episode which I offer to you today does come but one week after the previous episode when we are talking about the way Judy laid it out in her wonderful weekly paper; yet on this blog of mine a whole... Continue Reading →
