Bøger af Helen Johnston

Penal Servitude is the first comprehensive study of the convict prison system that housed all those who were sentenced to penal servitude between 1853 and 1948, detailing the administration and evolution of the system, its creation, the building of the prison estate, and the experiences of prisoners and staff within it.

The criminal lives of 100 Victorian convicts based on the official records of the police and prison authorities.