The Criminal Prisons of London

by Henry Mayhew

$199 · Offered by B Street Books

Griffin, Bohn, and Company, 1862. Hardcover. As described by the publishers, the book completes the series of papers on the lower phases of London Life, so ably commenced by Mr. Henry Mayhew . The book is a complete account of the Criminal Prisons of London , based on investigations within the prisons or based on interviews with prison officers. Prisons are described thusly: ...prisons are places of punishments; idleness, which was formerly the rule, is now

• Binding: Hardcover

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