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100 1 _aGriffiths, Arthur,
_d1838-1908
245 1 0 _aEarly French Prisons :
_bLe Grand and Le Petit Châtelets; Vincennes; The Bastile; Loches; The Galleys; Revolutionary Prisons
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aThe History and Romance of Crime
500 _aRelease date is 2015-11-20
508 _aE-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Paul Clark, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520 _a"Early French Prisons" by Arthur Griffiths is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the evolution and conditions of prisons in France, focusing on significant prisons such as the Bastille, Vincennes, and the Conciergerie. Griffiths, drawing from his experience as an inspector of prisons, aims to explore the dark history of incarceration and punishment in early French society, reflecting on the socio-political environment of the time. At the start of the book, Griffiths introduces the origins and functioning of the judicial system in feudal France, describing how the prison system developed alongside increasing royal absolutism. He details the nature of various prisons, such as the Grand and Petit Châtelets in Paris, emphasizing the inhumane conditions, types of confinement, and the societal implications of imprisonment—ranging from moral degradation to torture. The author provides vivid examples of the treatment of prisoners, illustrating how these institutions played a central role in the extremities of justice and the political machinations of the monarchy. This opening portion sets the stage for a deeper examination of the notorious figures who inhabited these prisons and the historical events that shaped their legacies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aCriminals -- France
653 _aPrisons -- France -- History
653 _aFrance -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Prisoners and prisons
653 _aPunishment -- France
830 0 _aThe History and Romance of Crime
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50520
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