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Pauper, the Thief, and the Convict

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Pauper, the Thief, and the Convict

Thomas Archer

"Bare, unpicturesque, and sordid as are the conditions of poverty, there are sights in London which everybody may and should see - sights which are sometimes touched upon in newspaper articles, or in the chapters of sensational stories, but whose dread meaning and fullest horror lie in that very blank routine of misery which most lacks interest." (from the introduction.) The author exposes the underside of poverty and crime, and expresses strong opinions about its causes and possible remedies: "The repressor of the unwilling pauper is often the owner of those foul tenements which disgrace the parish ...." - Summary by (from the introduction) and Peter Yearsley

Year of Publication: 1865Genres: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) , Modern (19th C)
Running Time: 08 hours 11 minutes 53 seconds
#Chapter Name
1
The Nights
Chapter 1 - Introductory
Peter Yearsley
17:39
2
The Nights
Chapter 2 - Amongst the poor
Peter Yearsley
47:30
3
The Nights
Chapter 3, part 1 - Parochial relief
Peter Yearsley
33:09
4
The Nights
Chapter 3, part 2 - Parochial relief
Peter Yearsley
31:15
5
The Nights
Chapter 4 - A London workhouse
Peter Yearsley
41:25
6
The Nights
Chapter 5 - Land rats and water rats
Peter Yearsley
34:40
7
The Nights
Chapter 6, part 1 - The never silent highway
Peter Yearsley
29:59
8
The Nights
Chapter 6, part 2 - The never silent highway
Peter Yearsley
28:30
9
The Nights
Chapter 7 - Tiger Bay
Peter Yearsley
14:23
10
The Nights
Chapter 8 - Weasels asleep
Peter Yearsley
29:21
11
The Nights
Chapter 9 - The house of correction
Peter Yearsley
47:16
12
The Nights
Chapter 10 - The gaol of Newgate
Peter Yearsley
35:31
13
The Nights
Chapter 11 - The convict in penal servitude - Millbank
Peter Yearsley
36:40
14
The Nights
Chapter 12 - Pentonville prison
Peter Yearsley
26:28
15
The Nights
Chapter 13 - The convict establishment at Portland
Peter Yearsley
38:07

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