Cunning Cons of Victorian Beggars (Tricks to Steal Your Money)

Victorian tramps fell into crime – and made a lot of money from tricks and cons! Dishonest, yes, but some were so clever they and could live and eat better than an honest labourer. Discover, in this account from the early Victorian era, the various ways that cunning beggars could part you from your money and learn why this may have given authorities a distorted impression that most vagrants weren't hungry or poor, but simply thieves or layabouts.

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CC BY - An itinerant quack-doctor, An itinerant vendor advertising his 'sales show' in a square. Lodging house in Field Lane by Wellcome Collection; Butcher slicing ham footage by Videvo.com
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