Darkness and Daylight; or, Lights and Shadows of New York Life

Lyman Abbott, Thomas Byrnes, Helen S. Campbell, Thomas Wallace Knox

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Length

22 h 34 min

Chapters

44

Language

English

Genre

Social Science (Culture & Anthropology), True Crime, Christianity - Other

First published

1897

Chapters

1. 1 Publishers' PrefaceRead by Larry Wilson 13:12
2. 2 Introduction by Lyman AbbottRead by laurencetrask 44:39
3. 3 Ch 1 - Sunday in Water Street — Homes of Revelry and Vice — Scenes in the Mission Room — Strange ExperiencesRead by TriciaG 43:41
4. 4 Ch 2 - Christian Work in Water Street —The Story of Jeffrey McAuley's Life Told by Himself — A Career of Wickedness and Crime —The Mission NowRead by James R. Hedrick 44:16
5. 5 Ch 3 - Up Slaughter Alley, or Life in a Tenement-House — A Tour Through Homes of Misery, Want, and Woe — Drink's DoingsRead by Colias1 35:51
6. 6 Ch 4 - New York Newsboys — Who They Are, Where They Come From, and How They Live — The Waifs and Strays of a Great CityRead by Piotr Nater 41:57
7. 7 Ch 5 - The One Hundred Thousand Little Laborers of New York — Child Workers — Their Homes and Daily LifeRead by Joanna Michal Hoyt 16:28
8. 8 Ch 6 - Child-Life in the Slums — Homeless Street Boys, Gutter-Snipes and Dock Rats — The Autobiography of a Daybreak BoyRead by Rita Boutros 35:19
9. 9 Ch 7 - The Open Doors of Mercy — The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children — Brutes in Human Form — The Demon of Drink — Rescue WorkRead by Rita Boutros 34:36
10. 10 Ch 8 - Mission Work in Tough Places — Seeking to Save — A Leaf from the Experience of an All-Night Missionary — Rescue Work in the SlumsRead by Rita Boutros 49:14
11. 11 Ch 9 - The Slums by Night — The Underworld of New York — Life and Scenes in the Dens of Infamy and Crime — Night Refuges for Women — Fast Life — Christian Work Among OutcastsRead by Piotr Nater 34:07
12. 12 Ch 10 - Night Mission Work — New York Streets After Dark — Rescue Work Among the Fallen and Depraved — Searching for the Lost — An All-Night Missionary's ExperienceRead by MichelleKinge 42:46
13. 13 Ch 11 - Gospel Work in the Slums — An All-Night Missionary's Life — A Midnight Curbstone Meeting — Up Shinbone AlleyRead by Piotr Nater 14:04
14. 14 Ch 12 - Shop-Girls and Working Women —The Great Army of New York Poor — Life Under the Great Bridge — The Bitter Cry of New YorkRead by April6090 50:50
15. 15 Ch 13 - Hospital Life in New York — A Tour Through the Wards of Old Bellevue — Affecting Scenes — The Morgue and Its Silent OccupantsRead by Greg Giordano 44:09
16. 16 Ch 14 - Flower Missions and the Fresh Air Fund — The Distribution of Flowers Among the Sick and Poor — Anecdotes and IncidentsRead by Piotr Nater 26:20
17. 17 Ch 15 - A Day in a Free Dispensary — Relieving the Suffering Poor — Missionsary Nurses and Their Work — A Touching StoryRead by KHand 26:51
18. 18 Ch 16 - Life Behind the Bars — A Visit to the Tombs — Scenes Within Prison Walls — Rays of Light on a Dark PictureRead by Piotr Nater 32:02
19. 19 Ch 17 - Lurking Places of Sin — Face to Face with Crime — Cellar Haunts and Underground Resorts of Criminals — The Story of Jim, an Ex-ConvictRead by John 26:46
20. 20 Ch 18 - Life on Blackwell's Island — The Dregs of a Great City — Where Criminals, Paupers, and Lunatics are Cared For — A Convict's Daily Life — "Drink's Our Curse"Read by MichelleKinge 44:10
21. 21 Ch 19 - Heavenly Charities — Sister Irene's Mysterious Basket — Homes for Foundlings and Little WaifsRead by MichelleKinge 29:41
22. 22 Ch 20 - Italian Life in New York — Scenes in the Great Bend in Mulberry Street — Homes of Filth and SqualorRead by Bruce Pirie 19:38
23. 23 Ch 21 - Shantytown and Its Dwellers — Life Among New York Squatters — Characteristic Scenes and IncidentsRead by Bruce Pirie 17:30
24. 24 Ch 22 - Underground Life in New York — Cellar and Shed Lodgings — Dens of the Viscious and Depraved — Startling ScenesRead by Bruce Pirie 19:30
25. 25 Ch 23 - Jack Ashore — An Easy Prey for Land-Sharks and Sharpers — Life on the "St. Mary's" and at the Sailors' Snug HarborRead by KHand 34:13
26. 26 Ch 24 - Street Life — The Bowery by Day and by Night — Life in Baxter and Chatham StreetsRead by Mike Manolakes 32:25
27. 27 Ch 25 - Training-Schools of Crime — Drink, the Root of Evil — Great Responsibility of the Liquor Traffic for Crime — Plain Facts and Startling StatementsRead by Mike Manolakes 33:02
28. 28 Ch 26 - The Police Department of New York — The Detective Force and Its Work — Shadows and Shadowing — Sleuth-Hounds of the LawRead by KevinS 43:58
29. 29 Ch 27 - Fire! Fire! — The Life of a New York Fireman — The School of Instruction and the Live-Saving CorpsRead by Mike Manolakes 37:17
30. 30 Ch 28 - The Chinese Quarter of New York — Behind the Scenes in Chinatown — "John" and His Curious Ways — A Night Visit to an Opium JointRead by Bruce Pirie 49:48
31. 31 Ch 29 - The Spider and the Fly — Mock Auctions, Bogus Horse Sales and Other Traps for the Unwary — Personal ExperiencesRead by Bruce Pirie 24:03
32. 32 Ch 30 - The Beggars of New York — Tramps, Cheats, Humbugs, and Frauds — Interesting Personal Experiences — Victims from the CountryRead by Bruce Pirie 35:09
33. 33 Ch 31 - "Up the Spout"— Pawn-Brokers and Their Ways — A Visit to the Shop of "My Uncle" — Personal ExperiencesRead by Bruce Pirie 25:32
34. 34 Ch 32 - Street Venders and Sidewalk Merchants — How Skin Games and Petty Swindles are Played — "Beatin' the Angels for Lyin'''Read by Bruce Pirie 25:33
35. 35 Ch 33 - Gamblers and Gambling — A Midnight Visit to Gambling-Houses of High and Low Degree — A Glimpse Behind the ScenesRead by Bruce Pirie 32:40
36. 36 Ch 34 - Low Lodging-Houses of New York — Places that Foster Crime and Harbor Criminals — Dens of ThievesRead by John 19:01
37. 37 Ch 35 - Scientific Burglers and Expert Cracksmen — How Bank Vaults and Safes are Opened and Robbed — The Tools, Plans, Operations, and Leaders of Highly-Bred CriminalsRead by TheIntern356 31:50
38. 38 Ch 36 - Bank Sneak-Thieves and Their Characteristics — Plots and Schemes for Robbing Moneyed Institutions — A Daring Lot of RoguesRead by TheIntern356 17:08
39. 39 Ch 37 - Common Housebreakers — Thieves Who Laugh at Locks and Bolts — Receivers of Stolen Goods — How a "Fence" Is ConductedRead by Colleen McMahon 19:25
40. 40 Ch 38 - The Rogues' Gallery — Why Thieves Are Photographed — Tell-Tale Signs — Peculiarities of CriminalsRead by John 14:21
41. 41 Ch 39 - Cunning Shoplifters and Skillful Pickpockets — Female Operators and How They Work — Yielding to Sudden TemptationsRead by Piotr Nater 28:12
42. 42 Ch 40 - Forgers and Their Methods — Wily Devices and Brainy Schemes of a Dangerous Class — Tricks on Banks — How Business Men Are DefraudedRead by Mike Manolakes 20:51
43. 43 Ch 41 - Frauds Exposed — Accomplished Adventurers and Fashionable Adventuresses — People Who Live by Their Wits — Getting a Living by Hook or by CrookRead by John 16:34
44. 44 Ch 42 - Sharpers, Confidence-Men and Bunco-Steerers — Wide Open Traps —Tricks of "Sawdust" and "Green-Goods" DealersRead by Colleen McMahon 25:26

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