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The Chronicles Of Crime, Or The New Newgate Calendar. Being A Series Of Memoirs And Anecdotes Of Notorious Characters Who Have Outraged The Laws Of Gr

The Chronicles Of Crime, Or The New Newgate Calendar. Being A Series Of Memoirs And Anecdotes Of Notorious Characters Who Have Outraged The Laws Of Gr

Pelham, Camden

Paperback

General LawBritish HistoryTrue Crime

ISBN10: 935454052X
ISBN13: 9789354540523
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 20 2021
Pages: 666
Weight: 2.12
Height: 1.47 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
From the shadow of the gallows to the hush of the courtroom, these pages chart the lives that Britain tried to erase from memory. Justice wore a darker face. It is Britain in the dock, from the earliest period to Pelham's own day. Camden Pelham's The Chronicles of Crime (Volume I) gathers a true crime anthology of memoirs and anecdotes drawn from the tradition of the Newgate Calendar classic. Part criminal memoir collection, part social record, it follows historical crime biographies of notorious British criminals across centuries: theft and fraud, infamous murders and trials, and the hard arithmetic of punishment. Each memoir turns on evidence and reputation, tracing how a case was told, judged, and remembered by the nation. Expect vivid prison life anecdotes alongside the public rituals of confession, sentence, and spectacle, all framed with a keen eye for character and consequence. More than sensational history, this volume is a window into criminology and law history as Victorians and Georgians understood it. For readers of Georgian England crime and 19th century Britain, it offers a richly textured Victorian studies reference, and it sits proudly among Victorian true crime books for the classic-minded. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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