Secret Commissions
Title | Secret Commissions PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen Donovan |
Publisher | Broadview Press |
Pages | 313 |
Release | 2012-09-12 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 1770483535 |
Lurid, controversial, and vulnerable to accusations of titillation or rabble-rousing, the works of Victorian investigative journalism collected here nonetheless brought unseen suffering into the light of day. Even today their exposure has the power to shock. As one investigator promised, “The Report of our Secret Commission will be read to-day with a shuddering horror that will thrill throughout the world.” Secret Commissions brings together nineteen key documents of Victorian investigative journalism. Their authors range from well-known writers such as Charles Dickens, Henry Mayhew, and W.T. Stead to now-forgotten names such as Hugh Shimmin, Elizabeth Banks, and Olive Malvery. Collectively, they show how unsparing descriptions of social injustice became regular features of English journalism long before the advent of American-style “muckraking.” The reports address topics as varied as child abuse, animal cruelty, juvenile prostitution, sweat-shops, slums, gypsies, abortion, infanticide, and other controversial social issues. The collection features detailed chapter introductions, original illustrations, a historical overview of investigative reporting in the nineteenth-century press, and suggestions for further reading.
The Law Relating to Secret Commissions and Bribes, Civil and Criminal
Title | The Law Relating to Secret Commissions and Bribes, Civil and Criminal PDF eBook |
Author | Albert Crew |
Publisher | |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 1920 |
Genre | Agency (Law) |
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REPORT FROM THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON SECRET COMMISSIONS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE, CHAMBER WITH APPENDICES
Title | REPORT FROM THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON SECRET COMMISSIONS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE, CHAMBER WITH APPENDICES PDF eBook |
Author | London Chamber of Commerce. SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON SECRET COMMISSIONS |
Publisher | |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 1899 |
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Report from the Special Committee on Secret Commissions to the Council of the Chamber, with Appendices, Containing Excerpts from Statements, Letters, Papers and Other Documnets Submitted to the Committee
Title | Report from the Special Committee on Secret Commissions to the Council of the Chamber, with Appendices, Containing Excerpts from Statements, Letters, Papers and Other Documnets Submitted to the Committee PDF eBook |
Author | London Chamber of Commerce. Special Committee on Secret Commissions to the Council of the Chamber |
Publisher | |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 1899 |
Genre | Business |
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Debates
Title | Debates PDF eBook |
Author | South Australia. Parliament. Legislative Council |
Publisher | |
Pages | 542 |
Release | 1909 |
Genre | |
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Daily Consular and Trade Reports
Title | Daily Consular and Trade Reports PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 506 |
Release | 1911 |
Genre | Consular reports |
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