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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day
Today's fact is a slang term known in the C19th but rarely used.
Clackbox.
Meaning: The masculine form of chatterbox, to mean an overly talkative person.
Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day
The novella "The Ebb-Tide. A Trio and a Quartette" (pictured), written by Robert Louis Stevenson and his stepson Lloyd Osbourne, was published in 1894.
Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day
"View of a third-class waiting room" (pictured) was painted by Franz Meerts in 1884.
Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day
Singer, comic performer, and actor Lily Morris (pictured) was born Lilles Mary Crosby on 30th September 1882.
Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day
British actor and playwright Henry Vernon Esmond (pictured) was born Harry Esmond Jack on 30th November 1869.
Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day
"Great Expectations" (pictured) by Charles Dickens was first published in one volume in 1861.
Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day
Today's fact is a C19th slang term commonly heard amongst thieves.
Stick a bust.
Meaning: Commit a burglary.
Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day
"Heart of the World" (pictured), a novel about a lost Mayan city in Mexico, by H. Rider Haggard was published in 1895.
Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day
Music hall entertainer, pianist and songwriter, Sam Mayo (pictured), was born Samuel Cowan on 30th July 1881.
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