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Newgate in Revolution Michael Davis

Newgate in Revolution By Michael Davis

Newgate in Revolution by Michael Davis


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Introduction; 1. Charles Pigott, The Jockey Club; or a Sketch of the Manners of the Age; 2. [James Parkinson], Old Hubert, pseud., An Address to the Hon. Edmund Burke from the Swinish Multitude (London, 1793; 3. James Henry Lawrence, An Essay on the Nair System of Gallantry and Inheritance; 4.

Newgate in Revolution Summary

Newgate in Revolution: An Anthology of Radical Prison Literature in the Age of Revolution by Michael Davis

Newgate in Revolution provides a useful and thought-provoking anthology of radical literature - satirical, philosophical and political writings - issued by the radicals and religious dissenters imprisoned in Newgate during the turbulent and nervous period 1780-1848. Newgate was a dreaded prison during this period and its image and reputation coupled to make it the English equivalent of the French Bastille. For those who found themselves incarcerated in Newgate the experience was debilitating and repressive. However, in the case of the radical prisoners it is a curious irony that this repressive environment actually encouraged a fraternal spirit and fertilised a rich production of ideas and literature, which today offers a rare insight into this unique and fascinating culture. Newgate in Revolution reproduces a representative selection of the radical literature published from Newgate, including the first edited version of the prison diary of Thomas Lloyd.

About Michael Davis

Michael Davis is Research Fellow in History at The University of Queensland. Iain McCalman is Professor at the Australian National University in Canberra and is President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Charles Pigott, The Jockey Club; or a Sketch of the Manners of the Age; 2. [James Parkinson], Old Hubert, pseud., An Address to the Hon. Edmund Burke from the Swinish Multitude (London, 1793; 3. James Henry Lawrence, An Essay on the Nair System of Gallantry and Inheritance; 4. Thomas Lloyd, Impositions and Abuses in the Management of the Jail of Newgate; 5. The Diary of Thomas Lloyd kept in Newgate prison 1794-96; 6. Sampson Perry, Oppressionill The Appeal of Captain Perry, (Late Editor of the Argus), to the People of England; 7. William Hodgson, The Case of William Hodgson, Now Confined in Newgate, for the Payment of Two Hundred Pounds...; 8. William Hodgson, Proposals for Publishing by Subscription, a Treatise Called the Female Citizen, or a Historical, Political and Philosophical Enquiry into the Rights of Women, as Members of Society; 9. Daniel Isaac Eaton, Extortions and Abuses of Newgate; Exhibited in a Memorial and Explanation to the Lord Mayor; 10. Robert Southey, Wat Tyler; a Dramatic Poem; Index.

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GOR007928412
9780826475329
0826475329
Newgate in Revolution: An Anthology of Radical Prison Literature in the Age of Revolution by Michael Davis
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2005-11-01
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