Victorian Convicts: 100 Criminal Lives

"An interesting introduction to Victorian crimes, the people who committed them, and how effective rehabilitation may have been." —Ripperologist Magazine

What was life like in the Victorian underworld—who were the criminals, what crimes did they commit, how did they come to a criminal career, and what happened to them after they were released from prison? Victorian Convicts, by telling the stories of a hundred criminal men and women, gives the reader an insight into their families and soc...