Prisoners of the Pit
Title | Prisoners of the Pit PDF eBook |
Author | Greg Farshtey |
Publisher | |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780439890342 |
Far below the surface in the darkness of the great ocean depths where no Toa has ever gone before, there lies a strange and mysterious habitat known as "the pit." It's a place of unknown dangers and bizarre creatures, ruled by six merciless deep-sea monsters whose likes the surface world has never seen. They dominate a world where the rule is eat or be eaten. Welcome to a world of darkness... Welcome to the realm of the Barraki.
Pit of Shame
Title | Pit of Shame PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony Stokes |
Publisher | Waterside Press |
Pages | 195 |
Release | 2007-05-01 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1906534454 |
'I know not whether Laws be right, Or whether Laws be wrong; All that we know who lie in gaol Is that the wall is strong; And that each day is like a year, A year whose days are long.' Oscar Wilde (The Ballad of Reading Gaol) This unique work looks closely at the life and times of Reading Gaol prison during the period that Oscar Wilde was a prisoner there. The book also contains a number of new insights concerning Wilde's classic poem, The Ballad of Reading Gaol, and offers fresh information about Oscar Wilde. Written by senior prison officer Anthony Stokes, Pit of Shame is based on upwards of ten years research and familiarity with the very fabric of Reading Gaol. It also tells of notorious and famous prisoners such as Thomas Jennings, Amelia Dyer (the 'Reading Baby Farmer') and actor Stacey Keach; examines the many hangings that took place at Reading over the years, including that of Trooper Charles Thomas Wooldridge — the 'C. T. W.' of Wilde's ballad; lists the chain of events that led to the rejection of capital punishment by the UK; and mentions the escapes, brutality, and corruption that took place. Anthony Stoke's compelling account outlines the rich and diverse history of this most famous of English prisons and tells of its many different and intriguing uses over the years, before Reading Gaol's modern-day reincarnation as an innovative and progressive young offender institution. There are chapters on internment in the wake of Ireland's Easter Rising, Reading's role as a local prison and borstal correctional center, and its use by the Canadian military for 'invisible prisoners.' All this is enhanced by fascinating period detail from archives, newspapers, and records. The appendices include a list of all executions at Reading Gaol, the historic Dietary Requirements, and Prison Rules. The 16 pages of illustrations include photographs and drawings of the prison and the hand-written entry in the Visiting Committee book concerning an ill-fated petition by Oscar Wilde to the Home Secretary; as well as that in the Execution Log for Charles Thomas Wooldridge.
Documents of the Senate of the State of New York
Title | Documents of the Senate of the State of New York PDF eBook |
Author | New York (State). Legislature. Senate |
Publisher | |
Pages | 870 |
Release | 1917 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Intermediate World
Title | The Intermediate World PDF eBook |
Author | Luther Tracy Townsend |
Publisher | |
Pages | 266 |
Release | 1878 |
Genre | Death |
ISBN |
City of the Lost
Title | City of the Lost PDF eBook |
Author | Greg Farshtey |
Publisher | |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780439890335 |
The struggle between good and evil continues in the darkness of the ocean depths.
Annual Report of the State Commission of Prisons
Title | Annual Report of the State Commission of Prisons PDF eBook |
Author | New York (State). State Commission of Prisons |
Publisher | |
Pages | 584 |
Release | 1914 |
Genre | Prisons |
ISBN |
Annual Report of the Prison Association of New York for the Year ...
Title | Annual Report of the Prison Association of New York for the Year ... PDF eBook |
Author | Prison Association of New York |
Publisher | |
Pages | 622 |
Release | 1914 |
Genre | Prisons |
ISBN |