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| Informazioni aggiuntive sul format: | Online version: Grovier, Kelly. Gaol. London : John Murray, 2008 (OCoLC)608129331 Online version: Grovier, Kelly. Gaol. London : John Murray, 2008 (OCoLC)608986928 |
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| Tipo documento: | Book |
| Tutti gli autori / Collaboratori: |
Kelly Grovier |
| ISBN: | 9780719561320 0719561329 |
| Numero OCLC: | 225432021 |
| Descrizione: | xviii, 332 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Responsabilità: | Kelly Grovier. |
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'A story of eyewatering misery ... In a clear readable style that takes the reader at a pleasantly trotting pace through the centuries of oppression and inhumanity' -- Evening Standard 'An enjoyable book' -- Morning Star 'Grovier's book brings together the lives of forgotten figures and re-examines the prison's links with more famous individuals' -- Publishing News 'Reading Grovier reminds us of the desperation, corruption and crime that swirled around Newgate' -- Sue Baker, Publishing News 'Grovier introduces a gallery of rogues and tells their fates with relish' -- Daily Mail 'Gripping ... Grovier's treatment of the material organisation of the place is excellent ... Newgate's role in the evolution of London, in the creation of crime in the public imagination, in the development of the concept of the prison, is unmatched, and Grovier relates it compellingly' -- Daily Telegraph 'A terrific read' -- Scotsman 'The author has a keen eye for the grisly detail ... In many ways The Gaol is an upmarket extension of The Newgate Calender, the blood-and-guts, five-volume blockbuster full of all the gory details, that was on every 18th Century bookshelf' -- Mail on Sunday 'Beguiling lyricism ... He is interested in Newgate's place in the collective psyche, 'a more intimate story' than historians have managed ... vividly evoked' -- Sunday Telegraph 'Grovier revels in gory tales and colourful characters linked to the place' -- Sunday Telegraph 'Kelly Grovier's colourful history traces how this incubator of horror and cruelty became such an iconic presence within popular history, combining a wealth of gruesome detail with portraits of the many characters associated with it' -- Metro 'Grovier's study is a sparkling tribute to a grim cultural phenomenon' -- Daily Express 'The text is rich in illustrative stories and annecdotes' -- Contemporary Review 'There are dozen of fascinating folk legends packed into this book' -- New Books Per saperne di più…
