The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon
Type: Book
As of November 2026, The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Rest Is History (Dec 2025).
"The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon" was a series of newspaper articles on child prostitution that appeared in The Pall Mall Gazette in July 1885. Written by the paper's crusading editor W. T. Stead, the series was a tour de force of Victorian journalism. With sensational crossheads, such as "The Violation of Virgins" and "Strapping Girls Down", the Maiden Tribute achieved, as a consequence, the implementation of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885, which raised the age of consent for girls fr
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on The Rest Is History |
Who talks about The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon on podcasts?
Tom Holland brought up The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on The Rest Is History.
- Jack The Ripper's Final Murder on The Rest Is History (Dec 2025) — Tom Holland
What is The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon mentioned alongside?
The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon is most often mentioned alongside Inspector Frederick Abberline, Bizzy Phillips and Hive.
Mentioned together: Inspector Frederick Abberline, Bizzy Phillips, Hive, The Five, Uber, Fingerprinting, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Widegate Street, Sandy's Row, The Fisherman's Widow