GIN PALACE SEPSIS
The Deadly Truth Behind Victorian London's Velvet Dens of ViceBy Lucius Vespillo
Length1h 20m
About this audiobook
Victorian gin palaces were never glittering halls of harmless fun—they were infection factories disguised as entertainment. Gin Palace Sepsis drags listeners into a world of poisoned spirits, sticky sawdust floors, velvet alcoves, child runners, bribed coppers, and bodies written off as “dead drunk” before dawn. In this dark, immersive audiobook, Lucius Vespillo tears apart the myth of colorful London nightlife and exposes the blood, hypocrisy, addiction, and profit underneath it. If you want Victorian history without the romance, this is the descent.
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction
Length1 hr 20 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE NIGHT THE GREEN BOTTLE FELL AND THE PALACE SWALLOWED HER WHOLE
21. THE NIGHT THE CLERK CROSSED THE THRESHOLD AND THE GIN BURNED HIS THROAT RAW
32. THE NIGHT THE GREEN POISON TURNED MEN INTO TWITCHING MEAT AND THE BARMAID KEPT POURING
43. THE NIGHT THE RAZOR WHISPERED THROUGH FLESH AND THE PIANO NEVER MISSED A NOTE
54. THE NIGHT THE SILK HAT PISSED NEXT TO THE RAGS AND CALLED IT BROTHERHOOD
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65. THE NIGHT THE ALCOVE BECAME A MEAT MARKET AND THE COUNTRY VIRGIN WAS SOLD FOR A SINGLE GLASS
76. THE NIGHT THE DAWN CAME AND THE FLOOR GAVE UP ITS DEAD
87. THE NIGHT THE COPPERS CAME TO RAID AND STAYED TO FUCK AND DRINK THE EVIDENCE
98. THE NIGHT THE CHILD CARRIED THE PENNY JUG AND THE PALACE ATE ITS OWN YOUNG
109. THE NIGHT THE TEMPERANCE CRUSADER LIFTED HER SKIRTS FOR THE BARMAN AND THE SALVATION ARMY BAND GOT PELTED WITH THE DEVIL’S OWN GIN
1110. THE NIGHT THE WRECKING BALL SWUNG AND THE PALACE FINALLY GAVE UP ITS DEAD
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THAMES SEPSISLucius Vespillo1h 10m Only with Ultra
WORKHOUSE SEPSISLucius Vespillo1h 6m Only with Ultra
THIEVES' SEPSISLucius Vespillo1h 16m Only with Ultra
RESURRECTION SEPSISLucius Vespillo1h 19m Only with Ultra
ROOKERY SEPSISLucius Vespillo1h 30mFree
VIRAGO SEPSISLucius Vespillo1h 5m Only with Ultra
MARQUE ROTLucius Vespillo1h 4m Only with Ultra
REPUBLIC ROTLucius Vespillo59m Only with Ultra
RUMROT SEPSISLucius Vespillo56m Only with Ultra
BEARDROT PLAGUELucius Vespillo1h 2m Only with Ultra
SINKHOLE SEPSISLucius Vespillo55m Only with Ultra
SLOOP SEPSISLucius Vespillo1h 3mFree
THATCHED CRIME SCENELucius Vespillo59m Only with Ultra
REEVE’S ROTTEN PRECINCTLucius Vespillo1h 13m Only with Ultra
Maggot MillLucius Vespillo1h 12m Only with Ultra
Womb SepsisLucius Vespillo1h 19m Only with Ultra
Cesspit SepsisLucius Vespillo1h 20m Only with Ultra
Vermin MillLucius Vespillo1h 30m Only with Ultra
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