21 November

The first instalment of The String of Pearls appears in Lloyd's People's Periodical.

Sweeney Todd Legend

The demon barber of Fleet Street was born in a penny serial in 1846. No record shows he ever lived, yet the 'true story' claim has never quite died.

John Parsons Cook dies in the early hours at the Talbot Arms, Rugeley.

William Palmer Executed

A Staffordshire doctor deep in racing debts, a friend's winnings at Shrewsbury, and a strychnine trial moved to London by Act of Parliament.

As Lydia DeVere she marries Dr Wallace Springsteen in Cleveland; the marriage lasts twelve days.

Cassie Chadwick Convicted

A Cleveland doctor's wife hinted she was Andrew Carnegie's secret daughter. Banks lent her millions on notes no one dared check.