Beschreibung:
Looks at both Howard's immense legacy in terms of prison reform as well as his fascinating character and personal life.
Acknowledgements The Author Foreword Timeline Preface Introduction 1: Finding his way 2: The Young Adult 3: Domesticity at Cardington 4: Jack and Restlessness 5: On the Road 6: Home, Shrievalty and Prisons 7: Researching and Travelling 8: Howard in the House 9: The State of the Prisons 10: Foreign Prisons and Hospitals 11: Prisoners of War in England; Scotch and Irish prisons; Hulks on the Thames; Remarks on the gaol-fever; Conclusion 12: The Writer, Editor, Publisher and Superintendent 13: More about Jack, More prisons and More anecdotes 14: Lazarettos and the Plague 15: Back to Cardington 16: The Last Journey 17: The Funeral and Beyond 18: Tributes 19: The Legacy 20: A Last Look Bibliography Index