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Victorian Convicts

Hardcover • 2016 • 1. edition

Victorian Convicts

By Helen Johnston, Barry Godfrey, David J. Cox

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About the book

What was life like in the Victorian underworld - who were the criminals, what crimes did they commit, how did they come to a criminal career, and what happened to them after they were released from prison? Victorian Convicts, by telling the stories of a hundred criminal men and women, gives the reader an insight into their families and social background, the conditions in which they lived, their relationships and working lives, and their offenses. They reveal how these individuals were treated b...Show more

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ISBN

9781473823730

Publisher

Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Published year

2016

Language

Edition

1

Original title

Victorian Convicts

Format

Hardcover

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