Crime and Punishment in Eighteenth Century England

By Frank McLynn

Book Overview

In b /b b i Crime and Punishment in Eighteenth-Century England, /i /b b /b Frank McLynn undermines the traditional myths of crime in the century. He sets crime into a wider social and political context, within a world of fears and envies, but most of all as part of a society with a deep sense of insecurity. At one level, the eighteenth century was the Age of Reason, a period of Augustan elegance and calm. At another level, it was a Hogarthian world of crime, disease and squalor. It is a compelling a disturbing picture, presented by a historian who is a master of his craft.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415010144
• ISBN13: 9780415010146
• Release Date: October 1989
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.5"