Project Gutenberg 2011-10-06 Public domain in the USA. 309 Mandeville, Bernard 1670 1733 De Mandeville, Bernard Mandeville, B. (Bernard) Zirker, Malvin R. 64064740 An Enquiry into the Causes of the Frequent Executions at Tyburn (1725) Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "An Enquiry into the Causes of the Frequent Executions at Tyburn" by Bernard Mandeville is a critical pamphlet written in the early 18th century. It explores the social and legal implications surrounding the high rate of executions in London, particularly at Tyburn, questioning the effectiveness of these harsh penalties as a deterrent to crime. The work critiques not only the execution process itself but also the societal attitudes towards criminals and the flawed legal practices that facilitate crime and punishment. At the start of the treatise, Mandeville expresses his concern about the high number of executions due to theft and lesser crimes, lamenting that many condemned individuals face death for trivial offenses. He attributes this to systemic issues, such as "Theftbote," the practice of not prosecuting thieves, which he argues encourages criminal behavior. The opening introduces vivid scenes associated with execution day, detailing the infamous procession to Tyburn and the behavior of both the condemned and the spectators, indicating a shared societal indifference to the suffering of criminals. Mandeville's initial chapters establish a robust framework for discussions on potential reforms to criminal justice practices, aiming to provoke thought and action on an issue that affects society at large. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Crime -- Great Britain Punishment Executions and executioners -- Great Britain Criminals -- Great Britain Tyburn gallows (London, England) HV Text Category: History - British Category: Law & Criminology 148826 2025-08-15T09:38:43.473734 text/html 146284 2021-01-08T05:36:07 text/html 1091407 2025-08-15T09:39:00.180611 application/epub+zip 1091998 2025-08-15T09:38:51.891674 application/epub+zip 116445 2025-08-15T09:38:45.940669 application/epub+zip 1167661 2025-08-15T09:39:02.990549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1146685 2025-08-15T09:38:54.614605 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153248 2022-09-17T08:53:44.171839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123755 2025-08-15T09:38:43.031668 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 123654 2021-01-08T05:36:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 123647 2021-01-08T05:36:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21633 2025-08-15T09:39:03.132584 application/rdf+xml 24204 2025-08-15T09:38:46.445659 image/jpeg 4493 2025-08-15T09:38:46.192632 image/jpeg 49302 2021-01-08T05:36:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 1398079 2021-01-08T05:36:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 49278 2021-01-08T05:36:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 1502481 2025-08-15T09:38:43.511648 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia