Newgate London's Prototype of Hell |
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| Author:
| Halliday, Stephen |
| Series title: | Sutton Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7509-3895-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2006 |
| Publisher: | History Press Limited, The
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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The hellish noise, the roaring, swelling and clamour, thestench and nastiness, an emblem of hell itself. - MollFlanders, Daniel Defoe. There have been more prisons inLondon than in any other European city. Of these, Newgatewas the largest, most notorious and worst. Built duringthe twelfth century, it became a legendary place, ......
The hellish noise, the roaring, swelling and clamour, thestench and nastiness, an emblem of hell itself. - MollFlanders, Daniel Defoe. There have been more prisons inLondon than in any other European city. Of these, Newgatewas the largest, most notorious and worst. Built duringthe twelfth century, it became a legendary place, ......