German and Austrian Prisons

This is an essential work by British military officer, prison administrator, and author Arthur Griffiths. He presents his views on the changing punishment system in prisons in this work. Contents include: Principal Prisons Friedrich von der Trenck at Magdeburg Notorious Poisoners Three Celebrated Cases Clever Impostors and Swindlers Typical Murderers The Story of a Vagrant Some Remarkable Prisoners Silvio Pellico at Spielberg Brigandage and Crime in Austria-Hungary