Ep. 4 - The HORROR of Victorian Children’s Stories

<p>In today's episode, Genevieve talks about the deeply disturbing world of Victorian Children’s stories and the twisted origins of some nursery rhymes of the time that we still enjoy today.</p><p><br></p><p>References for today's episode:</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2019/04/the-creepy-and-harsh-lessons-of-early-childrens-books/</p><p><br></p><p>https://news.ufl.edu/archive/1996/10/todays-scary-stories-are-tame-compared-to-victorian-age-tales.html</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/penny-dreadfuls-victorian-children-literacy</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.representingchildhood.pitt.edu/victorian.htm</p><p><br></p><p>https://writingtoberead.com/2023/04/26/dark-origins-the-creepy-true-story-behind-alice-in-wonderland-darkorigins-aliceinwonderland/</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/meet-springheeled-jack-the-leaping-devil-that-terrorized-victorian-england</p>

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