Get instant access to high quality facsimiles of The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon, the scandal that shook the Victorian world
Step back into the summer of 1885 and read W.T. Stead’s Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon articles as they were first presented to a shocked Victorian society in the pages of the Pall Mall Gazette. These are not reprints or retellings — they are facsimiles of the complete original Pall Mall Gazette issues that delivered Stead’s infamous newspaper expose to an unprepared, respectable readership. By registering for this premium feature, you’ll gain exclusive access to this full set of facsimile pages, preserving the formatting, illustrations and sensational language that stirred outrage, debate and reform among Stead’s contemporaries.
What you’ll get access to:
Full access to high-quality, zoomable facsimiles of all five PMG issues featuring The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon campaign (6 – 10 July, 1885), which include:-
- The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon (parts I -IV).
- Supplementary leaders and supporting articles about the Maiden Tribute campaign.
- Miscellaneous other content and adverts that made up a typical issue of the Pall Mall Gazette.
- Insight into one of the most influential acts of investigative journalism in British history, presented in its original format.
- Aesthetically accurate facsimiles of a typical Victorian newspaper, showing how such journalistic organs were made up and the kind of content they contained.
Who will benefit from this subscription?
- Historians focusing on W.T. Stead, child protection laws or media influence on legislation.
- Researchers studying Victorian Britain, journalism history or social reform.
- Academics and Students – For university-level courses in history, media studies, gender studies or Victorian literature and society, these original facsimiles serve as valuable primary sources.
- Journalism historians – For those interested in the history of investigative journalism or press freedom, Stead’s exposé is often seen as a landmark in campaigning journalism.
- Social Reform and Human Rights Advocates – Those exploring the roots of social justice movements, especially concerning child protection and exploitation.