True stories from The London Weekly

The London Weekly is a newspaper of my own invention, but some of the stories in it are not. I stole them from actual Regency newspapers because, Lordy, you would not believe what folks got up to! Here is one of my favorites from The Age in 1825:

Accidents & Offenses

On Tuesday last, at Gravesend, Mr. Kerr undertook for a wager, to perform the following feat within the hour–to row a wherry on the Thames one mile, to run one mile, walk one mile, trundle a loop a mile, and, finally, to drag a chaise one mile. The wager was lost by two minutes, owing to his commencing the task when the wind was against him, by which the mile on the river occupied six minutes more than it otherwise would have done. Several heavy bets were depending on the match.

You can read the rest of a fictional version of The London Weekly! Find it on my EXTRAS! page.  Peruse for stories related to A Groom Of One’s Own or true tales from days of yore.