
Seventeen Years in the Underworld
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About This Book
Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1916. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. If it is multi volume set, then it is only ...
Chapters (125)
- SEVENTEEN YEARS IN THE UNDERWORLD
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER I EARLY LIFE
- CHAPTER II BEGINNING A CAREER
- CHAPTER III PERSISTING IN MISDEEDS
- CHAPTER IV EFFECTS OF GAMBLING
- CHAPTER V THE REFORM SCHOOL
- CHAPTER VI ESCAPE AND RECAPTURE
- CHAPTER VII DISCIPLINE
- CHAPTER VIII LIFE IN PRISON
- CHAPTER IX PRISON EXPERIENCES
- CHAPTER X CRIMINAL CLASSES
- CHAPTER XI SOME TYPES OF CROOKS
- CHAPTER XII MORALS IN THE UNDERWORLD
- CHAPTER XIII SYSTEMATIC LAWLESSNESS
- CHAPTER XIV BETRAYAL AND ARREST
- CHAPTER XV PECULIARITIES OF “YEGGS”
- CHAPTER XVI CONCERNING PRISON MANAGEMENT
- CHAPTER XVII MISTAKES OF A CHAPLAIN
- CHAPTER XVIII CONTRACT LABOR
- CHAPTER XIX PARDONED
- CHAPTER XX DIFFICULTIES OF THE EX-PRISONER
- CHAPTER XXI REFORMATION
- CHAPTER XXII COMPARISONS
- CHAPTER XXIII A PLEA FOR DISCHARGED PRISONERS
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