Mohlo by se vám také líbit

Více informací o knize Prisoners' Letters to the Bank of England, 1781 - 1827

• Parametry knihy
• Anotace
• Oblíbené z jiného soudku

Nákupem získáte 205 bodů

Anotace knihy

In British gaols and on hulks, awaiting transportation to New South Wales, prisoners convicted of forged paper currency offences wrote to their influential prosecutor, the Bank of England. This volume comprises several hundred of such letters held in the Bank's archives. Many, mainly those wirtten by or for women, came from the depths of abject misery and poverty, begging help to cope with prison conditions and with the journey to Australia. Others offered information to the Bank about forged note traffickers in the hope of gaining some benefit for themselves. The collection reveals an extraordinary story of a surprising relationship between convicted prisoners and a mighty financial institituon.

Parametry knihy

Zařazení knihy Knihy v angličtině Humanities History History: specific events & topics

• Plný název: Prisoners' Letters to the Bank of England, 1781 - 1827
• Autor: Deirdre Palk
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Pevná
• Počet stran: 336
• EAN: 9780900952425
• ISBN: 0900952423
• ID: 04759368
• Nakladatelství: London Record Society
• Hmotnost: 824 g
• Rozměry: 254 × 160 × 30 mm
• Datum vydání: 01. January 2007

Oblíbené z jiného soudku

---

---

---