Faces and Places

Faces and Places

Sir Henry W. Lucy

Episodes 16
Avg. Duration 23m
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Since Nov 2025
Latest Episode Nov 2025

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Faces and Places is a captivating anthology of articles from the pen of British journalist Henry Lucy, who graced the pages of the Daily News in London during the nineteenth century. His insightful open letter, To Those About to Become Journalists, resonates just as powerfully today as it did then. The collection begins with the adventurous piece Fred Burnaby, detailing an exhilarating balloon journey, followed by Night and Day on the Cars in Canada and Easter on Les Avants, which vividly recount Lucys experiences with rail travel of the era. Other engaging tales—such as A Night on a Mountain, Mosquitoes and Monaco, and Oysters and Arcachon—offer a glimpse into the Victorian Englishmans perspective on Europe. Notably, three articles—With Peggotty and Ham, A Cinque Port, and Christmas Eve at Wattss—focus on Kent, where Lucy maintained a country residence, with the latter providing a fascinating critique of Dickens The Seven Poor Travellers. Several pieces delve into historical events, including A Wreck in the North Sea, recounting the tragic 1875 shipwreck of the Deutschland, and The Battle of Merthyr, which presents an eyewitness narrative of the 1831 Merthyr Riots. Lucy, who also wrote as Toby, M.P. for Punch, had a penchant for gentle satire, which shines through in A Peep at an Old House of Commons and Some Preachers I Have Known. This eclectic collection, rich in humor yet tinged with moments of poignant reflection, was originally published in 1892 as part of The Whitefriars Library of Wit & Humour. (Summary by Ruth Golding)

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16 - Chapter 16 - Some Preachers 1 Have Known Parts 1-2

Nov 16, 2025 1h 9m Transcript

Faces and Places is a captivating anthology of articles from the pen of British journalist Henry Lucy, who graced the pages of the Daily News in London during the nineteenth century. His insightful…

15 - Chapter 15 - A Peep at an Old House of Commons

Nov 15, 2025 39m Transcript

Faces and Places is a captivating anthology of articles from the pen of British journalist Henry Lucy, who graced the pages of the Daily News in London during the nineteenth century. His insightful…

14 - Chapter 14 - A Wreck in the North Sea

Nov 14, 2025 14m Transcript

Faces and Places is a captivating anthology of articles from the pen of British journalist Henry Lucy, who graced the pages of the Daily News in London during the nineteenth century. His insightful…

13 - Chapter 13 - Mosquitoes and Monaco

Nov 13, 2025 17m Transcript

Faces and Places is a captivating anthology of articles from the pen of British journalist Henry Lucy, who graced the pages of the Daily News in London during the nineteenth century. His insightful…

12 - Chapter 12 - The Battle of Merthyr

Nov 12, 2025 23m Transcript

Faces and Places is a captivating anthology of articles from the pen of British journalist Henry Lucy, who graced the pages of the Daily News in London during the nineteenth century. His insightful…

11 - Chapter 11 - Easter on Les Avants

Nov 11, 2025 37m Transcript

Faces and Places is a captivating anthology of articles from the pen of British journalist Henry Lucy, who graced the pages of the Daily News in London during the nineteenth century. His insightful…

10 - Chapter 10 - Night and Day on the Cars in Canada

Nov 11, 2025 16m Transcript

Faces and Places is a captivating anthology of articles from the pen of British journalist Henry Lucy, who graced the pages of the Daily News in London during the nineteenth century. His insightful…

09 - Chapter 9 - Christmas Eve at Watts's

Nov 11, 2025 25m Transcript

Faces and Places is a captivating anthology of articles from the pen of British journalist Henry Lucy, who graced the pages of the Daily News in London during the nineteenth century. His insightful…

08 - Chapter 8 - Oysters and Arcachon

Nov 11, 2025 20m Transcript

Faces and Places is a captivating anthology of articles from the pen of British journalist Henry Lucy, who graced the pages of the Daily News in London during the nineteenth century. His insightful…

07 - Chapter 7 - A Cinque Port

Nov 11, 2025 16m Transcript

Faces and Places is a captivating anthology of articles from the pen of British journalist Henry Lucy, who graced the pages of the Daily News in London during the nineteenth century. His insightful…

06 - Chapter 6 - To Those about to Become Journalists

Nov 11, 2025 14m Transcript

Faces and Places is a captivating anthology of articles from the pen of British journalist Henry Lucy, who graced the pages of the Daily News in London during the nineteenth century. His insightful…

05 - Chapter 5 - With Peggotty and Ham

Nov 11, 2025 19m Transcript

Faces and Places is a captivating anthology of articles from the pen of British journalist Henry Lucy, who graced the pages of the Daily News in London during the nineteenth century. His insightful…

04 - Chapter 4 - A Historic Crowd

Nov 11, 2025 22m Transcript

Faces and Places is a captivating anthology of articles from the pen of British journalist Henry Lucy, who graced the pages of the Daily News in London during the nineteenth century. His insightful…

03 - Chapter 3 - The Prince of Wales

Nov 11, 2025 11m Transcript

Faces and Places is a captivating anthology of articles from the pen of British journalist Henry Lucy, who graced the pages of the Daily News in London during the nineteenth century. His insightful…

02 - Chapter 2 - A Night on a Mountain

Nov 11, 2025 26m

Faces and Places is a captivating anthology of articles from the pen of British journalist Henry Lucy, who graced the pages of the Daily News in London during the nineteenth century. His insightful…

01 - Chapter 1 - Fred Burnaby

Nov 11, 2025 43m

Faces and Places is a captivating anthology of articles from the pen of British journalist Henry Lucy, who graced the pages of the Daily News in London during the nineteenth century. His insightful…

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