Slide set: Wops, the waif: a story of London Arab life (story: Chatham Pexton, 40 slides, 1893)

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I say, Tickle, matey, wot's them a readin'?

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True to his nature, Tickle struck an attitude

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In a few moments both the ladies returned

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The top of the wall, eighteen inches high

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Ghurr-oo, boys! They're a-hopening the door

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The boy sat spell-bound, watching the singer

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Now then, Missis, I wants yer to help my pal

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Wops stood by the side of that quaint cot

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Well, young rascal, where are you rushing to?

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In a few moments they were at the bedside of Tickle

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Dr McIvor laid that strong grip upon the boy's shoulder

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An hour later, Wops sat on London Bridge

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And Mabel Jervoise became a new creature in Christ Jesus

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There's a ragged boy wants to see you, sir!

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Half-an-hour afterwards, Wops had finished

Slide 40

Number of slides

Manufacturer

Chatham Pexton, England

Other related organisations

in stock of Chatham Pexton, 1893

in stock of Riley Brothers, 1893-1914 (item ref. 602)

in stock of North of England Temperance League, 1906 (item ref. 144)

in stock of J. Lizars, 1909 (item ref. 546)

in stock of J.W. Butcher, 1913

in stock of Church Army, 1913 (item ref. LM 166)

Main type of image

life model

Main usage of set

story

Date of first manufacture

1893

Readings or songs

Sydney Watson, Wops the waif: a story of London Arab life (London: W.B. Horner & Son, n.d.)

Sydney Watson, Wops the waif: a story of London Arab life (n.d.)

Sydney Watson, Wops the waif: a story of London Arab life (Edinburgh: Pickering & Inglis Ltd., n.d.)

Related slide set

see generic title Wops, the waif: a story of London Arab life (generic set title – 2 different versions are known)

Notes

Posters in the background of slide 23 and others show dates in July 1893.

Collections

40 slides in The Hecht Collection: Screen Archive South East (University of Brighton)

Subject keywords

London, England
children / family
social issues – poverty
religion

Lucerna ID 3000915

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 8 May 2024

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