German and Austrian Prisons

This is an essential work by British military officer, prison administrator, and author Arthur Griffiths. He presents his views on the changing punishment system in prisons in this work.

Contents include:

Principal Prisons

Friedrich von der Trenck at Magdeburg

Notorious Poisoners

Three Celebrated Cases

Clever Impostors and Swindlers

Typical Murderers

The Story of a Vagrant

Some Remarkable Prisoners

Silvio Pellico at Spielberg

Brigandage and Crime in Austria-Hungary