Arthur Griffiths

The Passenger from Calais

A mysterious murder on a flying express train, a wily Italian, a charming woman caught in the meshes of circumstantial evidence, a chivalrous Englishman, and a police force with a keen nose for the wrong clue, are the ingredients from which Major Griffiths has concocted a clever, up-to-date detective story.

The Rome Express

The Queen's Shilling. A Soldier's Story

The crossing from Dover to Calais had been rough; a drizzling rain fell all the time, and most of the passengers had remained below. Strange to say, they were few enough, as I saw on landing. It was a Sunday in late July, and there ought to have been a strong stream setting towards Central Europe. I hardly expected to find much room in the train; not that it mattered, for my place was booked through in the Lucerne sleeping-car of the Engadine express. Room! When I reached the siding where this train de luxe was drawn up, I saw that I was not merely the first but the only passenger. Five sleeping-cars and a dining-car attached, with the full staff, attendants, chef, waiters-all lay there waiting for me, and me alone. "Not very busy?" I said, with a laugh to the conductor. "Parbleu," replied the man, polyglot and cosmopolitan, like most of his class, but a Frenchman, or, more likely from his accent, a Swiss. "I never saw the like before." "I shall have a compartment to myself, then?" "Monsieur may have the whole carriage if he wishes-the whole five carriages. It is but to arrange." His eyes glistened at the prospect of something special in this obvious scarcity of coming tips.

The Passenger from Calais (French)

Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Vol. I

The Queen's Shilling

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

Prisons of Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony and Austria-Hungary; the Fortresses of Magdeburg and Spielberg

German and Austrian Prisons

Book Excerpt: es."What has become of her?" he was saying as he strode up and down; "she has not been here; she could not have come home when we parted at the door of the Vaudeville--the bed has not been slept in. Can she have gone? Is it possible that she has left me?"He sank into a chair and hid his face in his hands."It was too horrible. To see him fall at my feet, struck down just when I--Who is there?" he cried suddenly, in answer to a knock at the door."Open, in the name of the law!""The police here already! What shall I do?""Open at once, or we shall force the door."The young man slowly drew back the bolt and admitted the two police-agents."M. Gascoigne? You will not answer to your name? That is equal--we arrest you.""On what charge?""It is not our place to explain. We act by authority: that is enough. Will you go with us quietly, or must we use force?""Of what am I accused?""You will hear in good time. Isidore, where is yRead More

The Thin Red Line and Blue Blood

Millbank Penitentiary, An Experiment of Reformation is a written history of Millbank Prison, by British military officer, prison administrator, and author Arthur George Frederick Griffiths, from its construction up to its final days. Originally constructed as the National Penitentiary, Millbank Penitentiary was a prison in Millbank, Westminster, London which, for part of its history served as a holding facility for convicted prisoners before they were transported to Australia. Content includes: Introduction The Building of the Penitentiary Early Management The Great Epidemic The Penitentiary Reoccupied Serious Disturbances A New Regime Ingenious Escapes The Women's Wards The Millbank Calendar The Penitentiary Impugned Last Days of Millbank

Millbank Penitentiary: An Experiment in Reformation

Memorials of Millbank, and Chapters in Prison History

In the years immediately following the erection of the new gaol, crime was once more greatly in the ascendant. After the peace which gave independence to the United States, the country was overrun with discharged soldiers and sailors. They were mostly in dire poverty, and took to depredation almost as a matter of course. The calendars were particularly heavy. At the September Sessions of the Old Bailey in 1783, fifty-eight were convicted for capital offences. The Deputy Recorder, in passing sentence, remarked that it gave him inexpressible pain, and that it was truly alarming "to behold a bar so crowded with persons whose wickedness and imprudence had induced them to commit such enormous crimes as the laws of their country justly and necessarily punish with death.

Detective Masters

The Chronicles of Newgate Vol.2

Arthur George Frederick Griffiths was a British military officer, prison administrator and author who published more than 60 books during his lifetime. He was also a military historian who wrote extensively about the wars of the 19th century, and was for a time military correspondent for The Times newspaper. This ebook contains three parts: Judicial Errors, Police - Past and Present, Captains of Crime.

Mysteries of Police and Crime

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood" by Arthur Griffiths. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood

Reproduction of the original: Italian Prisions by Arthur Griffiths

Italian Prisions

Secrets of the Prison-House - Gaol Studies And Sketches. Vol. II is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1894. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Gaol Studies And Sketches. Vol. II

Secrets of the Prison-House

The Chronicles of Newgate

Secrets of the Prison-house: pt. I. Introduction. pt. II. The last days of transportation. pt. III. Secondary punishment at home and abroad

Contains considerable information on prison reform efforts.

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