The Vermin Destroyers of London by Mr Black the Rat Catcher
In St James Magazine a memoir recounts the feats of Zom Black a famed rat catcher titled Bag destroyer to Her Majesty He describes removing three hundred rats from a wall hole and hauling them in his arms under his garments At Russell Square he freed a cartload of rats under a floor and joked the coachmen about corn losses Londoners sought his collection of rats sold to India and displayed in Lefroy or nearby shops His tales mix danger humor and a vivid if curious portrait of a Victorian pest hunter.
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