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100	1		_aLyons, Sophie, _d1848-1924
245	1	0	_aWhy crime does not pay
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2019
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2019-05-27
508			_aE-text prepared by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520			_a"Why Crime Does Not Pay" by Mrs. Sophie Van Elkan Lyons Burke is a memoir detailing the author's life of crime, written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the experiences of Sophie Lyons, a notorious criminal known as the "Queen of the Underworld," who began her life of theft at a young age, strictly trained by her criminal stepmother. It explores the consequences of her actions and underscores the central theme that crime ultimately leads to suffering and loss. The opening of the memoir introduces Sophie as a child pickpocket trained to steal from a very young age. It vividly describes her upbringing in a world of crime, where stealing became second nature. Her stepmother instilled in her the belief that stealing was not only acceptable but a skill to be honed, leading to a tumultuous life filled with arrests and the absence of a nurturing environment. Throughout this early narrative, Sophie reflects on her motivations and the misguided notions that led her to embrace a life of crime, setting the stage for her ultimate realization that crime does not pay. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aCriminals -- Biography
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59621
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