1st Edition

Newgate Narratives Vol 5

By Gary Kelly Copyright 2008
2368 Pages
by Routledge

308 Pages
by Routledge

2368 Pages
by Routledge

Presents a representative body of Romantic and early Victorian crime literature. This work contains ephemeral material ranging from gallows broadsides to reports into prison conditions. It is suitable for those studying Literature, Romantic and Victorian popular culture, Dickens Studies and the History of Criminology.

Introduction, Select Bibliography, Chronology, Note on the text, Charles Whitehead, The Autobiography of Jack Ketch (1835), Explanatory Notes

Biography

Gary Kelly