Project Gutenberg 2015-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 330 Griffiths, Arthur 1838 1908 Griffiths, Arthur George Frederick Early French Prisons Le Grand and Le Petit Châtelets; Vincennes; The Bastile; Loches; The Galleys; Revolutionary Prisons The History and Romance of Crime E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Paul Clark, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Early French Prisons" by Arthur Griffiths is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the evolution and conditions of prisons in France, focusing on significant prisons such as the Bastille, Vincennes, and the Conciergerie. Griffiths, drawing from his experience as an inspector of prisons, aims to explore the dark history of incarceration and punishment in early French society, reflecting on the socio-political environment of the time. At the start of the book, Griffiths introduces the origins and functioning of the judicial system in feudal France, describing how the prison system developed alongside increasing royal absolutism. He details the nature of various prisons, such as the Grand and Petit Châtelets in Paris, emphasizing the inhumane conditions, types of confinement, and the societal implications of imprisonment—ranging from moral degradation to torture. The author provides vivid examples of the treatment of prisoners, illustrating how these institutions played a central role in the extremities of justice and the political machinations of the monarchy. This opening portion sets the stage for a deeper examination of the notorious figures who inhabited these prisons and the historical events that shaped their legacies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Criminals -- France Prisons -- France -- History France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Prisoners and prisons Punishment -- France HV Text Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Modern (1750+) 506612 2025-07-20T09:47:00.245516 text/html 494510 2024-10-22T23:29:25 text/html 635431 2025-07-20T09:47:05.483436 application/epub+zip 639271 2025-07-20T09:47:01.160469 application/epub+zip 248723 2025-07-20T09:47:00.717470 application/epub+zip 838355 2025-07-20T09:47:09.193432 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 795697 2025-07-20T09:47:05.027469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339091 2022-09-22T20:35:10.319964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469127 2025-07-20T09:46:59.754489 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 449217 2024-10-22T23:29:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18418 2025-07-20T09:47:09.335459 application/rdf+xml 11396 2025-07-20T09:47:00.788497 image/jpeg 2226 2025-07-20T09:47:00.753465 image/jpeg 611884 2025-07-20T09:47:00.301537 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