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| Named Person: | Oscar Wilde; Oscar Wilde |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Anthony Stokes; Theodore Dalrymple |
| ISBN: | 1904380212 9781904380214 |
| OCLC Number: | 154945299 |
| Description: | xv, 192 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | A Note from Reading's Governing GovernorAbout the authorList of illustrationsForewordPrefaceTimelimeCHAPTERThe Old Reading GaolsThe New PrisonPunishments of Former TimesExecutionsPrisoner C.3.3 Oscar WildeIllustrationsThe Ballad of Reading GaolIllustrationsThe Easter Rising and InternmentInvisible PrisonersA Pioneering Borstal Correctional CentreStarting Again with a Clean SheetLife as a Local PrisonHM Remand Centre and Young Offender Institution'Reading Gaol' Today and in the FutureAPPENDIXArrested Development' by Theodore DalrympleRules for Prisoners (c.1850)Prison Dietary Scales (c.1850)List of Executions |
| Responsibility: | Anthony Stokes ; with a foreword by Theodore Dalrymple. |
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'You won't put it down.' Henry Kelly.'Contains fascinating details about Wilde's isolation in prison': Studies in English Literature.'Packed with little gems of fact.' Inside Time.'Pit of Shame contains a wealth of interesting detail about everyday life in Reading gaol over 400 years ... The author does not shy away from even the most disturbing aspects of his story. Pit of Shame will repay reading in many ways and its fascinating story, accessibly told, should stimulate the desire to know more about a neglected area of life.'Brian Dempsey, SCOLOAG. Read more...
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