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Queen Elizabeth and the penal laws, with an introd. on William Cobbett's History of the Protestant reformation, passing in review the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, and MaryAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Report on the prisons and reformatories of the United States and Canada, made to the Legislature of New York, January 1867Author: Classic Public Domain
The Irish priests in the penal times (1660-1760) [microform] : from the state papers in H. M. Record Offices, Dublin and London, the Bodleian Library, and the British MuseumAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Giovanni Battista Piranesi; a critical study, with a list of his published works and detailed catalogues of the prisons and the views of RomeAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Vaccination a delusion : its penal enforcement a crime, provedAuthor: the official evidence in the reports of the Royal Commission / by Alfred Russel Wallace
The Budh-Gaya temple case. H. Dharmapala versus Jaipal Gir and others. (Prosecution under sections 295, 296, 297, 143 & 506 of the Indian penal code)Author: Classic Public Domain
Revolutionary incidents of Suffolk and Kings Counties : with an account of the Battle of Long Island and the British prisons and prison-ships at New YorkAuthor: Classic Public Domain
On the penitentiary system in the United States and its application in France; with an appendix on penal colonies and also statistical notes;Author: Classic Public Domain
The Brahmans, theists and Muslims of India. Studies of goddess-worship in Bengal, caste, Brahmaism and social reform, with descriptive sketches of curious festivals, ceremonies, and faquirsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The new encyclopedia of social reform, including all social-reform movements and activities, and the economic, industrial, and sociological facts and statistics of all countries and all social subjects;Author: Classic Public Domain
A historical memoir of Frà Dolcino and his times : being an account of a general struggle for ecclesiastical reform and of an anti-heretical crusade in Italy, in the early part of the fourteenth centuryAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Record of the Federal dead buried from Libby, Belle Isle, Danville & Camp Lawton Prisons, and at City Point, and in the field before Petersburg and Richmond. PubAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The criminal jurisprudence of the ancient Hebrews; compiled from the Talmud and other Rabbinical writings, and compared with Roman and English penal jurisprudenceAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Der ländliche Grundbesitz und die Bodenzersplitterung in der preussischen Rheinprovinz, und ihre Reform durch die AgrargesetzgebungAuthor: Classic Public Domain
A treatise on the law of sedition and cognate offences in British India, penal and preventive : with an excerpt of the acts in force relating to the press, the stage, and public meetingsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The odd book of the nineteenth century, or, "Chivalry" in modern days, a personal record of reform--chiefly land reform, for the last fifty yearsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Des Moines, the pioneer of municipal progress and reform of the middle West, together with the history of Polk County, Iowa, the largest, most populous and most prosperous county in the state of Iowa;Author: Classic Public Domain
The development of American prisons and prison customs, 1776-1845 [electronic resource] : with special reference to early institutions in the state of New YorkAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Woman, her character, culture and calling [microform] : a full discussion of woman's work in the home, the school, the church and the social circle, with an account of her successful labors in moral and social reform ...Author: Classic Public Domain
The Irish priests in the penal times (1660-1760) : from the State Papers in H.M. Record Office, Dublin and London, the Bodleian Library, and the British MuseumAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Discussions on philosophy and literature, education and university reform. Chiefly from the Edinburgh review; cor., vindicated, enl., in notes and appendicesAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Memorial. To the Legislature of Massachusetts [protesting against the confinement of insane persons and idiots in almshouses and prisons]Author: Classic Public Domain
Catalogue of novelties and specialties in ladies' and children's underwear, constructed on dress reform and hygienic principlesAuthor: Classic Public Domain
A historical memoir of Frà Dolcino and his times : being an account of a general struggle for ecclesiastical reform and of an anti-heretical crusade in Italy, in the early part of the fourteenth centuryAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Andersonville : a story of Rebel military prisons, fifteen months a guest of the so-called southern confederacy, a private soldier's experience in Richmond, Andersonville, Savannah, Millen, Blackshear, and FlorenceAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The Penal code of California, enacted in 1872 ; as amended up to and including 1905, with statutory history and citation digest up to and including volume 147, California reportsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
History of the Twenty-first regiment, Massachusetts volunteers, in the war for the preservation of the union, 1861-1865: with statistics of the war and of Rebel prisonsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Die Reform der katholischen Gelehrtenbildung in Teutschland an Gymnasien und Universitäten : ihr Hauptmittel, die Gründung einer freien, katholischen Universität teutscher NationAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Reform in the treatment of the insane : early history of the retreat, York ; its objects and influence, with a report of the celebrations of its centenaryAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The Brahmans, theists and Muslims of India [microform] : studies of goddess-worship in Bengal, caste, Brahmaism and social reform : with descriptive sketches of curious festivals, ceremonies, and faquirsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Vaccination a delusion [electronic resource] : its penal enforcement a crime provedAuthor: the official evidence in the reports of the Royal Commission
Introduction à l'étude du droit penal international; essai d'histoire et de critique sur la competence criminelle dans les rapports avec l'étrangerAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The Penal code of the state of California : adopted February 14, 1872. With amendments up to and including those of the forty-first session of the Legislature, 1915.Author: Classic Public Domain
Beiträge zur deutschen Judenfrage; mit akademischen arabesken als Unterlagen zu einer Reform der deutschen Universitäten. Von Friedrich ZöllnerAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The laws, customs, and privileges, and their administration in the Island of Jersey: with notices of Guernsey; also a commentary on certain abuses, and a petition to parliament for a reform of the sameAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The public presentation to Mr. E. D. Morel : among those associated with the effort for reform of conditions of the Congo ...Author: Classic Public Domain
Eighteen months a prisoner under the Rebel flag; a condensed pen-picture of Belle Isle, Danville, Andersonville, Charleston, Florence and Libby prisons, from actual experenceAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Historic Prisons Gaols and Penal Reform Book Collection
Discover 125 carefully selected public-domain books about historic prisons gaols and penal reform. This focused archive brings together practical manuals, illustrated references and important historical works in one searchable collection.
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The criminal prisons of London, and scenes of prison life
A historical memoir of Frà Dolcino and his times : being an account of a general struggle for ecclesiastical reform and of an anti-heretical crusade in Italy, in the early part of the fourteenth century
The Gurdwara Reform Movement and the Sikh awakening
Queen Elizabeth and the penal laws, with an introd. on William Cobbett's History of the Protestant reformation, passing in review the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Mary
1836-1886. The Reform club: its founders and architect
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Plans and illustrations of prisons and reformatories
Queen Elizabeth and the penal laws, with an introd. on William Cobbett's History of the Protestant reformation, passing in review the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Mary
Report on the prisons and reformatories of the United States and Canada, made to the Legislature of New York, January 1867
Garden cities of to-morrow (being the second edition of "To-morrow: a peaceful path to real reform")
The Irish priests in the penal times (1660-1760) [microform] : from the state papers in H. M. Record Offices, Dublin and London, the Bodleian Library, and the British Museum
The village labourer, 1760-1832 : a study in the government of England before the reform bill
Giovanni Battista Piranesi; a critical study, with a list of his published works and detailed catalogues of the prisons and the views of Rome
Sixteen months in four German prisons : Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben
Tenement house reform in New York, 1834-1900
To-morrow : a peaceful path to real reform
Catalogue of the library of the Reform club
The Gurdwara Reform Movement and the Sikh awakening
The criminal prisons of London, and scenes of prison life
Vaccination a delusion : its penal enforcement a crime, proved by the official evidence in the reports of the Royal Commission / by Alfred Russel Wallace
The state of the prisons in England and Wales : with preliminary observations, and an account of some foreign prisons
A tract on monetary reform
Cumberland and Westmorland M.P.'s from the Restoration to the Reform Bill of 1867, 1660-1867
The Budh-Gaya temple case. H. Dharmapala versus Jaipal Gir and others. (Prosecution under sections 295, 296, 297, 143 & 506 of the Indian penal code)
1836-1886. The Reform club: its founders and architect
The Catholics of Ireland under the penal laws in the eighteenth century
Essays On Mohammadan Social Reform
A history of penal methods; criminals, witches, lunatics
The soldier's story of his captivity at Andersonville, Belle Isle, and other Rebel prisons
Revolutionary incidents of Suffolk and Kings Counties : with an account of the Battle of Long Island and the British prisons and prison-ships at New York
Indian Social Reform; In Four Parts
Elizabeth Fry : the angel of the prisons
On the penitentiary system in the United States and its application in France; with an appendix on penal colonies and also statistical notes;
The Brahmans, theists and Muslims of India. Studies of goddess-worship in Bengal, caste, Brahmaism and social reform, with descriptive sketches of curious festivals, ceremonies, and faquirs
The encyclopedia of social reform:
The new encyclopedia of social reform, including all social-reform movements and activities, and the economic, industrial, and sociological facts and statistics of all countries and all social subjects;
Mes prisons, [suivi] des Devoirs des hommes
Penal legislation in the new code of canon law (liber v)
...Penal philosophy
Religious And Social Reform; A Collection Of Essays And Speeches.
A historical memoir of Frà Dolcino and his times : being an account of a general struggle for ecclesiastical reform and of an anti-heretical crusade in Italy, in the early part of the fourteenth century
Record of the Federal dead buried from Libby, Belle Isle, Danville & Camp Lawton Prisons, and at City Point, and in the field before Petersburg and Richmond. Pub
The early institutional life of Japan : a study in the reform of 645 A.D.
Irish rebels in English prisons : a record of prison life
Russia and reform
English prisons to-day; being the report of the Prison System Enquiry Committee
Sir Rowland Hill; the story of a great reform
Christian social reform; program outlined by its pioneer, William Emmanuel, baron von Ketteler, bishop of Mainz
The criminal jurisprudence of the ancient Hebrews; compiled from the Talmud and other Rabbinical writings, and compared with Roman and English penal jurisprudence
The experiences of an asylum doctor; with suggestions for asylum and lunacy law reform
Across China on foot; life in the interior and the reform movement
Indian social reform in four parts; being a collection of essays, addresses, speeches, &c, with an appendix
Discussions on philosophy and literature, education and university reform
City of Liverpool : Municipal archives and records, from A. D. 1700 to the passing of the municipal reform act, 1835
Der ländliche Grundbesitz und die Bodenzersplitterung in der preussischen Rheinprovinz, und ihre Reform durch die Agrargesetzgebung
A treatise on the law of sedition and cognate offences in British India, penal and preventive : with an excerpt of the acts in force relating to the press, the stage, and public meetings
An historical and statistical account of New South Wales: both as a penal settlement and as a British colony
Jewish Influence On Christain Reform Movements
Corruption and reform in Hungary : a study of electoral practice; with numerous documents
The odd book of the nineteenth century, or, "Chivalry" in modern days, a personal record of reform--chiefly land reform, for the last fifty years
Minnie Hermon, the rumseller's daughter : or, Woman in the temperance reform : a tale for the times
English spelling and spelling reform
Financial reform almanack and year book.
Des Moines, the pioneer of municipal progress and reform of the middle West, together with the history of Polk County, Iowa, the largest, most populous and most prosperous county in the state of Iowa;
Fifty years of food reform : a history of the vegetarian movement in England
Die Reform des Konsulatswesens aus dem volkswirthschaftlichen Gesichtspunkte
In Russian and French prisons
Jewish influence in Christian Reform Movements
Captain Bill McDonald, Texas ranger; a story of frontier reform
Manual Of The Practical Universal Language Reform Neutral ( W. Rosenberger 1912)
The development of American prisons and prison customs, 1776-1845 [electronic resource] : with special reference to early institutions in the state of New York
The propaganda for reform in proprietary medicines
Woman, her character, culture and calling [microform] : a full discussion of woman's work in the home, the school, the church and the social circle, with an account of her successful labors in moral and social reform ...
Sudan penal code, 1899 .ate
Comenius and the beginnings of educational reform
Andersonville, a story of Rebel military prisons
Commentaries On The Indian Penal Code Act Xlv Of 1860 12th Edn
A Yankee in Canada, with Anti-slavery and reform papers
O'Donovan Rossa's prison life : six years in six English prisons
A history of the reform bills of 1866 and 1867
The Irish priests in the penal times (1660-1760) : from the State Papers in H.M. Record Office, Dublin and London, the Bodleian Library, and the British Museum
A handbook of phonetics, including a popular exposition of the principles of spelling reform
First five years of the Sabbath reform 1857-62, with twenty documents of the New York Sabbath Committee
Discussions on philosophy and literature, education and university reform. Chiefly from the Edinburgh review; cor., vindicated, enl., in notes and appendices
Memorial. To the Legislature of Massachusetts [protesting against the confinement of insane persons and idiots in almshouses and prisons]
A philosophical view of reform
Criminal law and procedure of California including the penal code of California
Catalogue of novelties and specialties in ladies' and children's underwear, constructed on dress reform and hygienic principles
A treatise on Federal criminal law and procedure : with forms of indictment and writ of error, and the Federal penal code
Boche and Bolshevik : experiences of an Englishman in the German army and in Russian prisons
The reformation in France, from the dawn of reform to the revocation of the Edict of Nantes
Histoire de ma fuite des prisons de la république de Venise qu'on appele Les Plombs
Women's suffrage : the reform against nature
The reform movement in Judiasm
The Pioneers of land reform: Thomas Spence, William Ogilvie, Thomas Paine
Methods Of Social Reform And Other Papers
A historical memoir of Frà Dolcino and his times : being an account of a general struggle for ecclesiastical reform and of an anti-heretical crusade in Italy, in the early part of the fourteenth century
Andersonville : a story of Rebel military prisons, fifteen months a guest of the so-called southern confederacy, a private soldier's experience in Richmond, Andersonville, Savannah, Millen, Blackshear, and Florence
Agricultural reform in India
The Penal code of California, enacted in 1872 ; as amended up to and including 1905, with statutory history and citation digest up to and including volume 147, California reports
Electoral reform in England and Wales; the development and operation of the parliamentary franchise, 1832-1885
The reform movement in Judaism
Education reform, or, The necessity of a national system of education
The propaganda for reform in proprietary medicine, [Reprinted from the Journal of the American Medical Association]
History of the Twenty-first regiment, Massachusetts volunteers, in the war for the preservation of the union, 1861-1865: with statistics of the war and of Rebel prisons
Die Reform der katholischen Gelehrtenbildung in Teutschland an Gymnasien und Universitäten : ihr Hauptmittel, die Gründung einer freien, katholischen Universität teutscher Nation
Die pädagogische reform des Comenius in Deutschland bis zum ausgange des XVII jahrhunderts;
The reform of education
Reform in the treatment of the insane : early history of the retreat, York ; its objects and influence, with a report of the celebrations of its centenary
The Brahmans, theists and Muslims of India [microform] : studies of goddess-worship in Bengal, caste, Brahmaism and social reform : with descriptive sketches of curious festivals, ceremonies, and faquirs
Vaccination a delusion [electronic resource] : its penal enforcement a crime proved by the official evidence in the reports of the Royal Commission
Educational reform: essays and addresses
Introduction à l'étude du droit penal international; essai d'histoire et de critique sur la competence criminelle dans les rapports avec l'étranger
Land and real tariff reform; being The land reformers' handbook for 1909;
The temperance problem and social reform
Criminal and penal procedure in Pennsylvania
The Penal code of the state of California : adopted February 14, 1872. With amendments up to and including those of the forty-first session of the Legislature, 1915.
Dress-reform : a series of lectures delivered in Boston, on dress as it affects the health of women
Beiträge zur deutschen Judenfrage; mit akademischen arabesken als Unterlagen zu einer Reform der deutschen Universitäten. Von Friedrich Zöllner
A reform Spanish handbook
Beiträge zur deutschen Judenfrage mit akademischen Arabesken als Unterlagen zu einer Reform der deutschen Universitäten
The Indian Penal Code Being Act Xlv Of 1860 Annotated With Rulings Of The High Courts In India Up To June 1887
My prisons; memoirs of Silvio Pellico
The laws, customs, and privileges, and their administration in the Island of Jersey: with notices of Guernsey; also a commentary on certain abuses, and a petition to parliament for a reform of the same
The dungeons of old Paris : being the story and romance of the most celebrated prisons of the monarchy and the revolution
A Yankee in Canada [microform] : with Anti-slavery and reform papers
Burma Reform Committee Report And Appendices
Trade fallacies; a criticism of existing methods, and suggestions for a reform towards national prosperity
The public presentation to Mr. E. D. Morel : among those associated with the effort for reform of conditions of the Congo ...
Eighteen months a prisoner under the Rebel flag; a condensed pen-picture of Belle Isle, Danville, Andersonville, Charleston, Florence and Libby prisons, from actual experence
Anti-slavery and reform papers
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