Victorian Convicts: 100 Criminal Lives

by Helen Johnston, Barry S. Godfrey, David J. Cox

What was life like in the Victorian underworld - who were the criminals, what crimes did they commit, how did they come to a criminal career, and what happened to them after they were released from prison? Victorian Convicts, by telling the stories of a hundred criminal men and women, gives the reader an insight into their families and social background, the conditions in which they lived, their relationships and working lives, and their offenses...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473823730
• ISBN13: 9781473823730
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Pen and Sword History
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"