The Chronicles of Newgate Vol 1

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Chronicles of Newgate Vol 1 by Arthur Griffiths. Read in English by Lynne Thompson; JudyDerby; Alimay; Ross Klatte; Kalynda; Kathleen Moore; realisticspeakers Good against evil; right versus wrong; the judicial system against the criminal world. The struggle is as old as mankind. Sometimes the lines are blurred as the 'good' punish the 'bad' - the warriors against crime have resorted not only to killing wrong-doers, but additionally subjecting them to "starvation or the withholding of fluid, by drowning, stoning, impaling or by exposing the wretched victims to the stings of insects or snakes." Newgate Prison was one of the most famous - or infamous - prisons in England from the middle ages until the nineteenth century. Griffiths, a prison administrator, takes us inside where we discover "man's inhumanity to man". ( Lynne Thompson) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (249MB)

Directors & creators

Arthur Griffiths

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;Crime; pirates; torture; punishment; prison; execution; highwaymen

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