THIEVES' SEPSIS
The Deadly Truth Behind Victorian London’s Gentleman ThievesBy Lucius Vespillo
Length1h 16m
About this audiobook
Victorian London’s “gentleman thief” was never a charming rogue in a silk hat. Thieves’ Sepsis drags listeners into the real underworld beneath the myth: child gangs drilled with razors, pickpockets swarming markets and theatre queues, bribed constables, bloody turf wars, and mothers forced to trade innocence for survival. In this dark, immersive audiobook, Lucius Vespillo tears apart the penny-dreadful fantasy and exposes the rot, violence, and desperation that fed the city’s criminal bloodstream. If you want Victorian history without the romance, this is the descent.
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction
Length1 hr 16 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 22, 2026
LanguageEnglish
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UNDERWORLD SEPSISLucius Vespillo1h 16m Only with Ultra
THAMES SEPSISLucius Vespillo1h 10m Only with Ultra
WORKHOUSE SEPSISLucius Vespillo1h 6m 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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