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This book contains vast amounts of information exceptionally well organized and compact. The author is masterful in her ability to make meaningful connections among the myria facts and themes unearthed by her research. He flowing narrative style syncopated with prisoners' sometimes salty anecdotes -- make this book entertaining to read and easy to follow. Those interested in penal institution, literacy, correctional libraries and librarianship in a large social context will find this work invaluable. -Journal of Information Communication and Library Science All of these, she suggests, support the idea that in this setting, books were effective agents of social change. -Wilson Library Bulletin In summary, the book is both entertaining and thought-provoking. It is valuable for anyone interested in the fundamental problems and struggles that occured during the evolution of educating prisoners in England's penal institutions. The book is also extremely useful to the social scientist because it shows how changing beliefs and values in English society impact upon a specific institution. -History of Reading News ?All of these, she suggests, support the idea that in this setting, books were effective agents of social change.?-Wilson Library Bulletin ?This book contains vast amounts of information exceptionally well organized and compact. The author is masterful in her ability to make meaningful connections among the myria facts and themes unearthed by her research. He flowing narrative style syncopated with prisoners' sometimes salty anecdotes -- make this book entertaining to read and easy to follow. Those interested in penal institution, literacy, correctional libraries and librarianship in a large social context will find this work invaluable.?-Journal of Information Communication and Library Science ?In summary, the book is both entertaining and thought-provoking. It is valuable for anyone interested in the fundamental problems and struggles that occured during the evolution of educating prisoners in England's penal institutions. The book is also extremely useful to the social scientist because it shows how changing beliefs and values in English society impact upon a specific institution.?-History of Reading News

This book contains vast amounts of information exceptionally well organized and compact. The author is masterful in her ability to make meaningful connections among the myria facts and themes unearthed by her research. He flowing narrative style syncopated with prisoners' sometimes salty anecdotes -- make this book entertaining to read and easy to follow. Those interested in penal institution, literacy, correctional libraries and librarianship in a large social context will find this work invaluable. -Journal of Information Communication and Library Science All of these, she suggests, support the idea that in this setting, books were effective agents of social change. -Wilson Library Bulletin In summary, the book is both entertaining and thought-provoking. It is valuable for anyone interested in the fundamental problems and struggles that occured during the evolution of educating prisoners in England's penal institutions. The book is also extremely useful to the social scientist because it shows how changing beliefs and values in English society impact upon a specific institution. -History of Reading News ?All of these, she suggests, support the idea that in this setting, books were effective agents of social change.?-Wilson Library Bulletin ?In summary, the book is both entertaining and thought-provoking. It is valuable for anyone interested in the fundamental problems and struggles that occured during the evolution of educating prisoners in England's penal institutions. The book is also extremely useful to the social scientist because it shows how changing beliefs and values in English society impact upon a specific institution.?-History of Reading News ?This book contains vast amounts of information exceptionally well organized and compact. The author is masterful in her ability to make meaningful connections among the myria facts and themes unearthed by her research. He flowing narrative style syncopated with prisoners' sometimes salty anecdotes -- make this book entertaining to read and easy to follow. Those interested in penal institution, literacy, correctional libraries and librarianship in a large social context will find this work invaluable.?-Journal of Information Communication and Library Science

?This book contains vast amounts of information exceptionally well organized and compact. The author is masterful in her ability to make meaningful connections among the myria facts and themes unearthed by her research. He flowing narrative style syncopated with prisoners' sometimes salty anecdotes -- make this book entertaining to read and easy to follow. Those interested in penal institution, literacy, correctional libraries and librarianship in a large social context will find this work invaluable.?-Journal of Information Communication and Library Science

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JANET FYFE is Professor at the School of Library and Informations Science, Elborn College, University of Western Ontario.

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