In a Convict Prison single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1881... 1881 In a Convict Prison
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A visit to an English convict prison, the tales of inmates' deadly revenge on warders, and the tale of a hardened convict's dissipated life after being expelled from Oxford, including fighting in the Chinese army and turning London burglar. Basic narrative of prison degradation. (PB)

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  • From Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature,Science, and Art

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