Crime & punishment
Release of Wm Habron
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| English ballads > Crime & punishment > Release of Wm Habron |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74893357 |
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| Description | The release of Wm. Habron - first line reads: It's of the cruel fate of innocent William Habron. Lines on the sad fate of Charles Peace - first line reads: The scaffold now has done its duty. Charles Peace is mentioned by name in the Sherlock Holmes short story, "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client". |
| Shelfmark | Crawford.EB.2221 |
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| Description | Collection of 2,300 broadside ballads, mostly printed in England in the 19th century. Topics range from courtship, crime, disasters and emigration to fashion, theatre, politics, laments sports and old age. Includes ballads on Scotland and Ireland. Part of the Crawford Collections on deposit from the Balcarres Heritage Trust. |
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