Eighteenth-century England saw an explosion of writings about deviance. In literature, in the law, and in the press, wri
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The Victorians worried about many things, prominent among their worries being the ‘condition’ of England and the ‘questi
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Crime, Policing and Punishment in England, 1660-1914 offers an overview of the changing nature of crime and its punishme
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Howard D. Weinbrot challenges the view that the period 1660-1800 is correctly regarded as the "Augustan" age o
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