The Chronicles of Newgate (Vol. 1&2‪)‬

"The Chronicles of Newgate" feature a detailed history of the well-known Newgate prison, which is in itself an epitome of the criminal history of England, from epoch to epoch, closely and minutely. Newgate, as the annexe of the Old Bailey, or great criminal law court of this city, has ever been closely connected with the administration of justice in the country. In its records are to be read the variations of the Statute Book. It is possible to trace at Newgate the gradual amelioration of the penal code, from the days of its pitiless ferocity, to the time when, thanks to the incessant protests of humanitarian and philanthropist, a milder system of punishment became the rule.

Volume 1:

Medieval Newgate

Newgate in the Sixteenth Century

Newgate in the Seventeenth Century (Down to the Great Fire)

Newgate in the Seventeenth Century (After the Great Fire)

In the Press-Yard

Executions

Escapes

The Gaol Calendar

The Gaol Fever

The New Gaol

Volume 2:

Crimes and Criminals

Newgate Down to 1818

Philanthropy in Newgate

The Beginnings of Prison Reform

The First Report of the Inspectors of Prisons

Executions

Newgate Notorieties

Later Records

Newgate Notorieties

Newgate Reformed