Eighteen Months' Imprisonment
Donald Shaw
Play
Length 7 h 16 min
Chapters 28
First published 1883
This is an absorbing memoir of an inmate's experiences and impressions while in a London prison. He describes himself as "a man of education and worldly experience" and weighing "19 stone 13 lbs" (279 lbs), a stone being 14 lbs, at the beginning of his imprisonment but not upon his release. The author writes with a reporter's keen perception and a talented novelist's ability to engage and at times amuse the reader. - Summary by Lee Smalley
Chapters
1
My Arrest Read by Lee Smalley 13:13
2
The House of Detention Read by Lee Smalley 9:51
3
“Settling Down” Read by Lee Smalley 11:49
4
“Prison Fare” Read by Lee Smalley 13:18
5
Georgina Read by Lee Smalley 8:14
6
Bow Street Read by Lee Smalley 7:06
7
Newgate Read by Lee Smalley 15:42
8
The Scaffold Read by Lee Smalley 9:55
9
A Private Execution Read by Lee Smalley 15:57
10
“Newgate Etiquette” Read by Lee Smalley 12:09
11
The Titled Convict Read by Lee Smalley 18:21
12
The Central Criminal Court Read by Lee Smalley 10:49
13
“Corpulency” Read by Lee Smalley 20:01
14
Coldbath Fields Read by Lee Smalley 25:59
15
“Oakum” Let Us Sing Read by Lee Smalley 39:27
16
The Visiting Justices Read by Lee Smalley 14:33
17
Prison Trades Read by Lee Smalley 17:52
18
The Outer World Read by Lee Smalley 11:40
19
The Convalescent Ward Read by Lee Smalley 24:10
20
Criminal Lunatics Read by Lee Smalley 9:49
21
Prison Celebrities Read by Lee Smalley 16:47
22
The Tread-Wheel Read by Lee Smalley 13:41
23
Gardening Read by Lee Smalley 12:09
24
The Church Militant in Prison Read by Lee Smalley 19:44
25
The Hospital Dead-House Read by Lee Smalley 29:01
26
Burglars “I Have Met” Read by Lee Smalley 18:57
27
“Justice Tempered With Mercy” Read by Lee Smalley 12:12
28
Retrospect Read by Lee Smalley 3:09
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