Beneath the respectable surface of Victorian England lay a criminal world. Kellow begins his survey by looking at the penal methods. He then re-creates the showmen, religious fakes, garrotters, pick-pockets, prostitutes and magsmen who thronged the murky rookeries and "lays" of the cities.
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Beneath the respectable surface of Victorian England lay a criminal world. Kellow begins his survey by looking at the penal methods. He then re-creates the showmen, religious fakes, garrotters, pick-pockets, prostitutes and magsmen who thronged the murky rookeries and "lays" of the cities.
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Add this copy of The Victorian Underworld to cart. $11.24, poor condition, Sold by Hay-on-Wye Booksellers rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1989 by Penguin Books Ltd.
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Poor. Some outer edges have scuffs. Cover has scratches/marks. Textblock has tanning. Pages have foxing/tanning but still in readable condition. Despatched within 24 hours.
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Add this copy of The Victorian Underworld to cart. $12.21, good condition, Sold by P.N. Emery rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bridlington, EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1972 by Pelican Books.
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Good. 1st Pelican Books edition, 464 pages, illustrated, notes, glossary, bibliography, index, repair to front hinge, tanning to page edges and spine, previous owner name on front endpaper.
Add this copy of The Victorian Underworld to cart. $43.23, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1972 by Penguin Books.
Add this copy of The Victorian Underworld to cart. $97.64, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1972 by Penguin Books.