Ep. 83 - A Criminal LUNATIC Murderer and Master Painter of Fairies
Ep. 83 - A Criminal LUNATIC Murderer and Master Painter of Fairies  
Podcast: My Victorian Nightmare
Published On: Mon Feb 23 2026
Description: On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the “criminal lunatic murderer” and master painter of fairies, Richard Dadd, the ballsiest, fraudulent mediums of all: the Davenport brothers, men attacked with swords, the tough lives of newsboys, and blood-thirsty female whisky-slingers, all this and much much more.Subscribe to the Newsletter!Subscribe to the Patreon free trial for ad-free listening!Today's Instagram PostReferences:http://nineduane.queenitsy.com/https://livingwithschizophreniauk.org/richard-dadd/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fairy_Feller%27s_Master-Strokehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davenport_brothers“The Haunted House” - The Jeffersonian, Sat, Dec 03, 1859.The Spiritualist - Feb 15th, 1870.“A Man Fearfully Cut with Swords in Brooklyn” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 18th, 1872.“The Grand Executioner Dead”- The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 18th, 1872.“Attempted Suicide of a Married Lady in Third Street, Allegheny, Pa.” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 18th, 1872.“The Newsboys’ Home, in New York City” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 18th, 1872.“A BLOOD-THIRSTY FEMALE WHISKEY-SLINGER” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 18th, 1872.“A Harrisburg Woman Sits Beside her Lazy Husband in a Bar-Room, and is Resolved to Remain as Long as he Does”-  The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 18th, 1872.