Underworld London: Crime and Punishment in the Capital City

Underworld London: Crime and Punishment in the Capital City is a 2012 book by British author, academic and journalist, Catharine Arnold.

Underworld London: Crime and Punishment in the Capital City
AuthorCatharine Arnold
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory of Crime in London
Set inLondon
PublishedLondon
PublisherSimon & Schuster UK
Publication date
2012
Media typePrint
Pages340
ISBN9780857201164
364.9421

Synopsis

The book is a 'colourful, gruesome' history of crime and punishment in London. The book also examines the influence of the 'criminal classes in on literature' and examines the Soho gangs of the 1950s and 60's.

Reception

In the Daily Telegraph Lilian Pizzichini described the book as 'a chronological account of theft, murder and riot, and the concurrent methods of restraining the population in the capital' and noted that 'Arnold clearly favours the highwayman: her pen-portraits sparkle with the notoriety and swagger of these romantic figures.'[1] The Historical Novel Society also praised the work, writing 'the author collates a variety of secondary sources in a readable and pacy narrative' and whilst also noting 'Arnold makes a strong case to show why capital punishment should remain off the statute books and if there is anything positive to take away from this catalogue of human iniquity, it is that the more enlightened recent attitudes towards the punishment of serious crime has to be a good thing'.[2]

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References
  1. "Underworld London by Catharine Arnold: review". Telegraph.co.uk. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  2. "Underworld London: Crime and Punishment in the Capital City". historicalnovelsociety.org. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
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