Mansions of Misery: A Biography of the Marshalsea Debtors' Prison

by Jerry White

Book Overview

For Londoners of the 18th and 19th centuries, debt was a part of everyday life. But when your creditors lost their patience, you might be thrown into one of the capital's most notorious jails: the Marshalsea Debtors' Prison. In Mansions of Misery, acclaimed chronicler of the capital Jerry White introduces us to the Marshalsea's unfortunate prisoners--rich and poor; men and women; spongers, fraudsters and innocents. We get to know the trumpeter...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0099593327
• ISBN13: 9780099593324
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"