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Description and Holding Information
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1826, New Newgate Calendar, 5v.
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The new Newgate calendar : being interesting memoirs of notorious characters, who have been convicted of outrages on the laws of England, during the
seventeenth century, brought down to the present time, chronologically arranged ... by Andrew Knapp, 5 vols., London, J. and J. Cundee, 1826? ( The
Newgate Calendar was a general title given to a number of popular publications of the late 18th century.
The books began as compilations of the
broadsheets sold by peddlers at fairs and public executions. These broadsheets fed public interest in the crimes, trials and punishments of notorious
criminals. The entries for the criminals are alphabetically arranged and describe their crimes in great detail. Each volume contains an alphabetical index of
the criminals included in the volume. Volume 1 includes a description of Newgate Prison beginning on p.viii.)
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Title:
The new Newgate calendar : being interesting memoirs of notorious characters, who have been convicted of outrages on the laws of England, during the seventeenth century, brought down to the present time, chronologically arranged ... containing also a number of interestinf cases never before published; with occasional essays on crimes and punishments, original anecdotes, and observations on particular cases ; explanations of the criminal laws, the speeches, confessions, and last exclamations of sufferers, to which is added, a correct account of the various modes of punishment of criminals in different parts of the world / by Andrew Knapp and William Baldwin, attornies at law.
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OCLC Number:
1020250466
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