The history and romance of crime from the earliest time to the present day.
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English
- Published
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London : The Grolier Society, 19--
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VII. Modern French prisons: Bicêtre-St. Pélagie-St. Lazare; La force-the Conciergerie; La Grande and La Petite Roquettes; Mazas-La Santé.--VIII. German and Austrian prisons: prisons of Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony and Austria-Hungary; the foretresses of Magdeburg and Spielberg.--IX. Spanish prisons: the inquisition at home and abroad; prisons past and present.--X. Italian prisons: St. Angelo-the Piombi-the Vicaria; prisons of the Roman inquisition.--XI. Russian prisons: St. Peter and St. Paul; the Schlüsselberg; the Ostrog at Omsk; the story of Siberian exile; Tiumen, Tomsk, Saghalien.--XII. Oriental prisons: prisons and crime in India; the Andaman islands; Burmah-China-Japan-Egypt; Turkey.
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Each volume has also special t.p. giving author's name.
- Physical Description
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12 v.
fronts, plates., ports.
23 cm.
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