Project Gutenberg 2014-08-16 Public domain in the USA. 380 Pelham, Camden Browne, Hablot Knight 1815 1882 Phiz Browne, Hablot K. (Hablot Knight) Browne, H. K. (Hablot Knight) Brown, Hablot K. (Hablot Knight) "Phiz" The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 2/2 being a series of memoirs and anecdotes of notorious characters who have outraged the laws of Great Britain from the earliest period to 1841 Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "The Chronicles of Crime; or, The New Newgate Calendar" by Camden Pelham is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume presents a series of memoirs and anecdotes detailing notorious criminals who have broken the laws of Great Britain up until 1841, encompassing a range of offenses from murder to forgery and piracy. The book showcases various criminals and their crimes, providing insight into the darker aspects of society during this period. The opening of the work introduces the reader to a collection of case studies, highlighting the gruesome realities of crime and punishment in early 19th-century Britain. It begins with the accounts of several individuals convicted of serious crimes, such as coining and conspiracy. For example, the event surrounding the 1816 trial of Thomas Brock and others reveals the corruption within the police system, where informants would entrap innocents to profit from convictions. This narrative approach sets a somber tone, making it clear that the volume aims to explore complex moral questions related to justice, legality, and the human condition in the context of crime. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46595/46595-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 61.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Crime -- Great Britain Criminals -- Great Britain Newgate (Prison : London, England) HV Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General Browsing: Sociology Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: History - British 2383018 2025-06-18T18:32:38.293808 text/html 2369475 2024-10-24T09:58:57 text/html 9150402 2025-06-18T18:33:05.560209 application/epub+zip 9168678 2025-06-18T18:32:42.870836 application/epub+zip 964708 2025-06-18T18:32:40.526816 application/epub+zip 9798672 2025-06-18T18:33:23.600184 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9599491 2025-06-18T18:33:01.711708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1418455 2022-09-21T07:44:41.210236 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2265892 2025-06-18T18:32:35.521858 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2285016 2024-11-28T10:48:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17974 2025-06-18T18:33:23.832072 application/rdf+xml 24805 2025-06-18T18:32:40.682806 image/jpeg 3944 2025-06-18T18:32:40.605794 image/jpeg 9078834 2025-06-18T18:32:38.723851 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