Beau Brummell was famous in his time for washing at least once a day and tying a perfect neckcloth. So great was his skill in both areas that he achieved what was otherwise unknown for a boy from a ...

When my neckcloth was seized from behind by a grip which compelled me to turn, I found myself grasped by a woman - with an infant just born in her arms and the remains of a filthy sack across her ...