Book contents
- Prison and the Novel in Eighteenth-Century Britain
- Prison and the Novel in Eighteenth-Century Britain
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the Text
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Criminal Prisons
- Chapter 2 Debtors’ Prisons
- Chapter 3 The Bridewell
- Chapter 4 State Prisons
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 October 2025
Book contents
- Prison and the Novel in Eighteenth-Century Britain
- Prison and the Novel in Eighteenth-Century Britain
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the Text
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Criminal Prisons
- Chapter 2 Debtors’ Prisons
- Chapter 3 The Bridewell
- Chapter 4 State Prisons
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
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- Prison and the Novel in Eighteenth-Century BritainForm and Reform, pp. 189 - 211Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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