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100 1 _aPelham, Camden
245 1 4 _aThe Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 2/2 :
_bbeing a series of memoirs and anecdotes of notorious characters who have outraged the laws of Great Britain from the earliest period to 1841
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2014-08-16
508 _aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Chronicles of Crime; or, The New Newgate Calendar" by Camden Pelham is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume presents a series of memoirs and anecdotes detailing notorious criminals who have broken the laws of Great Britain up until 1841, encompassing a range of offenses from murder to forgery and piracy. The book showcases various criminals and their crimes, providing insight into the darker aspects of society during this period. The opening of the work introduces the reader to a collection of case studies, highlighting the gruesome realities of crime and punishment in early 19th-century Britain. It begins with the accounts of several individuals convicted of serious crimes, such as coining and conspiracy. For example, the event surrounding the 1816 trial of Thomas Brock and others reveals the corruption within the police system, where informants would entrap innocents to profit from convictions. This narrative approach sets a somber tone, making it clear that the volume aims to explore complex moral questions related to justice, legality, and the human condition in the context of crime. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aCrime -- Great Britain
653 _aCriminals -- Great Britain
653 _aNewgate (Prison : London, England)
700 1 _aBrowne, Hablot Knight,
_d1815-1882
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46595
999 _c87434
_d87434