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The Female Errand Boy: The Crimes of Lois Schwich in Victorian London

The Female Errand Boy: The Crimes of Lois Schwich in Victorian London

Sanchez, Alana

Paperback

Biographies GeneralTrue Crime

ISBN13: 9798257489624
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 15 2026
Pages: 106
Weight: 0.24
Height: 0.27 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English

A girl in boy's clothing. A city that believed her. A crime that exposed them all.

In Victorian London, appearance was everything. A cap, a coat, and the right manner could open doors that would otherwise remain firmly shut.

Lois Schwich understood that better than most.

Presenting herself as a boy, she found work in respectable businesses and moved through the city unseen for what she really was. But when goods began to disappear, suspicion followed. Arrested, tried, and thrust into the glare of the Victorian press, Lois became the centre of a sensational case that blurred the lines between poverty, performance, survival, and crime.

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