Lost Literature: Like Father, Like Son (1682)

Sketch of Aphra in 1873 by George Sharf for a now lost portrait

Like Father, Like Son or The Mistaken Brothers is a play written by Aphra Behn, a famous female writer, and was first performed by the Duke's Company in 1682. The play was a comedy and was based off of Thomas Randolph's The Jealous Lovers which was printed in 1640 and printed in 1643. Compared to her other works this was a failure with audiences. This was the only one of her plays to have not been printed. All that exists of the play is the prologue and epilogue.

Pierre Danchin believes that the title is based on a popular whig poem with the words "like father, like son" in it. It's believed that she chose this title as inciting regicide for Aphra Behn was a royalist.

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Wikipedia

DB Pedia

Whipping Tom

In 1681 lone women were afraid to walk around in London, England. Women began to start carrying weapons like penknives and scissors to protect themselves. A man would wait for his victim alleys. He would wait for a lone woman to pass by before he would quickly come up behind her. He would lift up her dress bend her over his knee and spank her with either a rod or his hand. Sometimes he would scream "Spanko!" and run off. He would vanish just as fast as he appeared.

Local men would question whether or not the policing in the area were doing their job. Many vigilantes would dress in women's clothing and walk around alone in hope of the serial spanker attacking.

There may have been another serial spanker in 1672 as one article mentions that another serial whipster was operating. It's unknown if this serial spanker was caught or if they thought it was the same man. In 1712 copycat had operated in the area. He was caught though and had done it because he was hurt by a woman.


SOURCES:
http://theunexplainedmysteries.com/2017/06/11/whipping-tom/http://www.bpi1700.org.uk/research/printOfTheMonth/mayjune2009.htmlhttps://www.historyanswers.co.uk/people-politics/ne-win-the-burmese-dictator-who-bathed-in-blood/
https://funfactz.com/law-and-crime-facts/whipping-tom/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whipping_Tom