Elizabeth Canning, malefactor Finish:Stretched and are in contrast to

and are in contrast to the very small waists that were achieved by wearing tight bodices

a satire on indiscriminate fly-posting

A coney or rabbit skin seller

possibly holding his stomach in pain

Elizabeth Canning, malefactor Finish:Stretched and are in contrast toElizabeth Canning, malefactor, c1753. In 1753, a young woman called Elizabeth Canning claimed to have been kidnapped and held against her will at a house in Enfield. She also said that her kidnappers tried to force her to become a prostitute. She supposedly escaped from the house, and on her evidence people were arrested, tried and convicted. Later, doubts began to be expressed about her story. The prisoners were released and Elizabeth Canning was