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245 1 0 _aBlackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 66, No 409, November 1849
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2013-09-26
508 _aProduced by Brendan OConnor, Richard Tonsing, Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Library of Early Journals.)
520 _a"Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 66, No. 409, November 1849" is a collection of articles and essays written in the mid-19th century. This edition features a variety of topics, showcasing the diverse range of content typical of periodicals of the era, including discussions on the transportation question, historical accounts from the Peninsular War, literary critiques, and socio-political commentary. The magazine serves as a platform for contemporary writers and intellectuals, aiming to engage readers with pressing issues and entertain them with narratives that range from serious to light-hearted. The opening portion of this volume presents a detailed exploration of the transportation of criminals from Britain to colonial territories, expressing a clear argument for the efficacy of this punishment over imprisonment. The text details statistical evidence of rising crime rates and critiques the failure of imprisonment to deter criminal behavior or rehabilitate offenders. It emphasizes the necessity of finding appropriate colonies willing to accept convicts while arguing for a return to transportation as a suitable method for dealing with the overcrowding of prisons. It sets the tone for a rigorous examination of penal policy during that historical period, appealing to readers' interests in social reform and historical context. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScotland -- Periodicals
653 _aEngland -- Periodicals
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43814
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