Made a little something for my chosen sister for her birthday with whom we squee and scree over Bane 24/7 :D After all that time drawing digitally, going traditional is SCARY - especially with these totally (not) brain surgeon hands of mine…
My annotated Dracula has informed me that when Harker said his robber steak was “in the style of the London cat’s-meat!” he was referring to “A tradition in London was the “cat’s-meat man,” a vendor who sold little bits of meat on skewers for consumption by cats”
I am overjoyed by this knowledge that there were Victorians just randomly getting lil kebabs for their CATS
I am so happy to learn this was a thing, looks like they were door to door pet food sellers.
My favourite Dracula discovery: the Victorian kebab vendors for pets! I look upon my kitty treat cupboard and know with full certainty I would give this man a sovereign.
oh my god i always thought cats-meat men were just guys who sold you REALLY questionable street food, like, you knew you were probably eating cats but it was three pies for a penny and you’d already gone insane from all the london fumes
