The Chronicles of Crime Vol 1
Camden Pelham
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This catalogue of human weakness and at times downright atrocity has been brought together by Camden Pelham, a barrister-at-law of the Inner Temple during the second half of the 19th century. It is given in chronological order, the first case listed is from 1700, and the final case in Volume 1 being in 1816. Some of the most famous cases of the age are listed, from Dick Turpin and Captain Kidd, to the assassination of Spencer Perceval MP, and the Luddites. Some cases will shock with descriptions of horrific murders, whilst others will amuse with the idiocy of the perpetrators. These 275 cases give a fascinating insight into life during 18th and 19th century Britain. (Summary by Kevin Green) (10 hr 19 min)
Chapitres
| Preface | 6:44 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 1 | 21:36 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 2 | 18:07 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 3 | 19:38 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 4 | 22:19 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 5 | 20:19 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 6 | 21:37 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 7 | 44:23 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 8 | 47:59 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 9 | 21:46 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 10 | 27:14 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 11 | 28:40 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 12 | 30:23 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 13 | 23:08 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 14 | 13:19 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 15 | 31:15 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 16 | 19:25 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 17 | 16:54 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 18 | 21:05 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 19 | 25:38 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 20 | 23:50 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 21 | 20:13 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 22 | 14:56 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 23 | 21:19 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 24 | 50:28 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 25 | 29:15 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 26 | 26:54 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 27 | 21:04 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 28 | 20:04 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 29 | 37:43 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 30 | 20:13 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 31 | 25:29 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 32 | 26:23 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 33 | 27:56 | Lu par Kevin Green |
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| Part 36 | 19:52 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 37 | 26:34 | Lu par Kevin Green |
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| Part 39 | 22:19 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 40 | 21:43 | Lu par Kevin Green |
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| Part 42 | 27:55 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 43 | 28:05 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 44 | 22:13 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 45 | 33:19 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 46 | 20:23 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 47 | 21:47 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 48 | 19:50 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 49 | 17:37 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 50 | 23:38 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 51 | 26:44 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 52 | 14:14 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 53 | 24:04 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 54 | 19:53 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 55 | 14:20 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 56 | 41:05 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 57 | 23:20 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 58 | 22:35 | Lu par Kevin Green |
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| Part 60 | 25:48 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 61 | 24:11 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 62 | 24:54 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 63 | 21:32 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 64 | 19:01 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 65 | 18:21 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 66 | 24:32 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 67 | 25:06 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 68 | 27:57 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 69 | 27:06 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 70 | 26:26 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 71 | 19:53 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 72 | 38:06 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 73 | 22:26 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 74 | 28:39 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 75 | 26:54 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 76 | 24:58 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 77 | 20:37 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 78 | 23:32 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 79 | 24:35 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 80 | 23:08 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 81 | 24:23 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 82 | 25:34 | Lu par Kevin Green |
| Part 83 | 14:08 | Lu par Kevin Green |
Critiques
interesting book re early crime and punishment
MrMarkN4CC
Very well read. Quite an education in early crime and punishment and also the court system of early England. Some of the punishment is scarier than some of the rather brutal crime. A good listen when you only have 20-30 minutes or when doing some project and having this running in the background.
Interesting and well performed.
Alan H.
Notice, if you will, that these capital offenders were simply, "turned off."
fascinating chronicles of times past
Akku
This is a curiously compelling compendium of crimes and punishments. It’s a little hard going in places due to the anachronistic language but the reader is clear and well measured and does a great job with it. Nice to see northern English place name’s pronounced properly on LibriVox! Some of these tales feel like fillers to make up pages but many are fascinating insights into the times and some are most gruesome. It’s fascinating how “the bloody code” was instituted and how little one needed to do to be executed, and how barbarically women were treated - with special forms of punishment for them.
a time machine!
Basil Simon - MLC
This window into the historic reality of English criminals and their appointments with fate is a constant source of education, entertainment and evidence of human development in comparison to todays laws and sentencing. It is relieving to know that there is no danger of me being hung at Tyburn for having a dirty face today! I recommend this special reality show very highly.
An encyclopedic work, covering nearly every kind of crime.
Chubber
With a strong partiality to crimes that end with hanging. Beautifully read.
many any times
Noel Francis
I listen to this about every 2 years best thing on here
Wow so great
Saxonnoxas
Tremendous reading that we all enjoyed. Wow so great!
The Chronicles of Crime Vol 1
David R. Smith
Well read, fun listen - thanks!