075093896X 
Paperback Newgate : London's prototype of hell / Stephen Halliday.
Publication year: 2007
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Stroud : Sutton,
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 9780750938969 (pbk.) : 075093896X (pbk.) :
Notes:
Originally published: 2006.
Built during the 12th century, Newgate prison became a legendary place. It was a place of cruelty & wretchedness, at various times holding Dick Turpin, Titus Oates, Daniel Defoe, Jack Sheppard & Casanova. This text tells the story of Newgate's origins, the criminals it held, the punishments meted out & its rebuilding & reform.
Description:
xiv, 317 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
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