Darkness and Daylight; or, Lights and Shadows of New York Life


Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers

(4 stars; 3 reviews)

A Pictorial Record of Personal Experiences by Day and Night in the Great Metropolis, with hundreds of thrilling anecdotes and incidents, sketches of life and character, humorous stories, touching home scenes, and tales of tender pathos, drawn from the bright and shady sides of the great under world of New York. By Mrs. Helen Campbell, City Missionary and Philanthropist; Col. Thomas W. Knox, Author and Journalist; and Supt. Thomas Byrnes, Chief of NY Police and Detectives. With highly interesting descriptions of little known phases of New York life; and an account of Detective Byrnes' thirty years' experiences and reminiscences written by himself from his private diary. With an introduction by Rev. Lyman Abbott, D.D., Pastor of Plymouth Church.

This volume aims to give scrupulously exact descriptions of life and scenes in the great metropolis under three different aspects: 1st, "As Seen by a Woman;" 2d, "As Seen by a Journalist;" 3d, "As Seen and Known by a Chief of the New York Detective Bureau." - Summary by Book title and preface

Published in 1897. The source text contains over 250 sketches and illustrations, which the listener is encouraged to enjoy along with the audio. (22 hr 34 min)

Kapitel

Publishers' Preface 13:12 Gelesen von Larry Wilson
Introduction by Lyman Abbott 44:39 Gelesen von laurencetrask
Ch 1 - Sunday in Water Street — Homes of Revelry and Vice — Scenes in the Missi… 43:41 Gelesen von TriciaG
Ch 2 - Christian Work in Water Street —The Story of Jeffrey McAuley's Life Told… 44:16 Gelesen von James R. Hedrick
Ch 3 - Up Slaughter Alley, or Life in a Tenement-House — A Tour Through Homes o… 35:51 Gelesen von Colias1
Ch 4 - New York Newsboys — Who They Are, Where They Come From, and How They Liv… 41:57 Gelesen von Piotr Nater
Ch 5 - The One Hundred Thousand Little Laborers of New York — Child Workers — T… 16:28 Gelesen von Joanna Michal Hoyt
Ch 6 - Child-Life in the Slums — Homeless Street Boys, Gutter-Snipes and Dock R… 35:19 Gelesen von Rita Boutros
Ch 7 - The Open Doors of Mercy — The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to C… 34:36 Gelesen von Rita Boutros
Ch 8 - Mission Work in Tough Places — Seeking to Save — A Leaf from the Experie… 49:14 Gelesen von Rita Boutros
Ch 9 - The Slums by Night — The Underworld of New York — Life and Scenes in the… 34:07 Gelesen von Piotr Nater
Ch 10 - Night Mission Work — New York Streets After Dark — Rescue Work Among th… 42:46 Gelesen von MichelleKinge
Ch 11 - Gospel Work in the Slums — An All-Night Missionary's Life — A Midnight … 14:04 Gelesen von Piotr Nater
Ch 12 - Shop-Girls and Working Women —The Great Army of New York Poor — Life Un… 50:50 Gelesen von April6090
Ch 13 - Hospital Life in New York — A Tour Through the Wards of Old Bellevue — … 44:09 Gelesen von Greg Giordano
Ch 14 - Flower Missions and the Fresh Air Fund — The Distribution of Flowers Am… 26:20 Gelesen von Piotr Nater
Ch 15 - A Day in a Free Dispensary — Relieving the Suffering Poor — Missionsary… 26:51 Gelesen von KHand
Ch 16 - Life Behind the Bars — A Visit to the Tombs — Scenes Within Prison Wall… 32:02 Gelesen von Piotr Nater
Ch 17 - Lurking Places of Sin — Face to Face with Crime — Cellar Haunts and Und… 26:46 Gelesen von John
Ch 18 - Life on Blackwell's Island — The Dregs of a Great City — Where Criminal… 44:10 Gelesen von MichelleKinge
Ch 19 - Heavenly Charities — Sister Irene's Mysterious Basket — Homes for Found… 29:41 Gelesen von MichelleKinge
Ch 20 - Italian Life in New York — Scenes in the Great Bend in Mulberry Street … 19:38 Gelesen von Bruce Pirie
Ch 21 - Shantytown and Its Dwellers — Life Among New York Squatters — Character… 17:30 Gelesen von Bruce Pirie
Ch 22 - Underground Life in New York — Cellar and Shed Lodgings — Dens of the V… 19:30 Gelesen von Bruce Pirie
Ch 23 - Jack Ashore — An Easy Prey for Land-Sharks and Sharpers — Life on the "… 34:13 Gelesen von KHand
Ch 24 - Street Life — The Bowery by Day and by Night — Life in Baxter and Chath… 32:25 Gelesen von Mike Manolakes
Ch 25 - Training-Schools of Crime — Drink, the Root of Evil — Great Responsibil… 33:02 Gelesen von Mike Manolakes
Ch 26 - The Police Department of New York — The Detective Force and Its Work — … 43:58 Gelesen von KevinS
Ch 27 - Fire! Fire! — The Life of a New York Fireman — The School of Instructio… 37:17 Gelesen von Mike Manolakes
Ch 28 - The Chinese Quarter of New York — Behind the Scenes in Chinatown — "Joh… 49:48 Gelesen von Bruce Pirie
Ch 29 - The Spider and the Fly — Mock Auctions, Bogus Horse Sales and Other Tra… 24:03 Gelesen von Bruce Pirie
Ch 30 - The Beggars of New York — Tramps, Cheats, Humbugs, and Frauds — Interes… 35:09 Gelesen von Bruce Pirie
Ch 31 - "Up the Spout"— Pawn-Brokers and Their Ways — A Visit to the Shop of "M… 25:32 Gelesen von Bruce Pirie
Ch 32 - Street Venders and Sidewalk Merchants — How Skin Games and Petty Swindl… 25:33 Gelesen von Bruce Pirie
Ch 33 - Gamblers and Gambling — A Midnight Visit to Gambling-Houses of High and… 32:40 Gelesen von Bruce Pirie
Ch 34 - Low Lodging-Houses of New York — Places that Foster Crime and Harbor Cr… 19:01 Gelesen von John
Ch 35 - Scientific Burglers and Expert Cracksmen — How Bank Vaults and Safes ar… 31:50 Gelesen von TheIntern356
Ch 36 - Bank Sneak-Thieves and Their Characteristics — Plots and Schemes for Ro… 17:08 Gelesen von TheIntern356
Ch 37 - Common Housebreakers — Thieves Who Laugh at Locks and Bolts — Receivers… 19:25 Gelesen von Colleen McMahon
Ch 38 - The Rogues' Gallery — Why Thieves Are Photographed — Tell-Tale Signs — … 14:21 Gelesen von John
Ch 39 - Cunning Shoplifters and Skillful Pickpockets — Female Operators and How… 28:12 Gelesen von Piotr Nater
Ch 40 - Forgers and Their Methods — Wily Devices and Brainy Schemes of a Danger… 20:51 Gelesen von Mike Manolakes
Ch 41 - Frauds Exposed — Accomplished Adventurers and Fashionable Adventuresses… 16:34 Gelesen von John
Ch 42 - Sharpers, Confidence-Men and Bunco-Steerers — Wide Open Traps —Tricks o… 25:26 Gelesen von Colleen McMahon