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The Little Book of Crime and Punishment is a repository of intriguing, fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts and trivia about the history of the British criminal justice system. Armed with this fascinating tome the reader will have such knowledge of he days when noses, hands and heads were cut off, heretics burned at the stake and rebels were hung, drawn and quartered. They will be entertained and enthralled and never short of some frivolous fact to enhance conversation or quiz! A reference book and a quirky guide, this can be dippied in to time and time again to reveal something new about the various forms of punishments inflicted on criminals; from ducking scolds, imposing curfews, tagging persistent offenders and, where necessary, locking them up. A remarkably engaging little book, this is essential reading for all historians interested in the macabre side of British history.

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Stephen Halliday is a writer, lecturer, and broadcaster. He has written for Financial Times, the Guardian, and the Observer, and has made several radio and television programs based on his popular books. He also writes and reviews regularly for BBC History, the Daily Telegraph, the Literary Review, and the Times. He is the author of From 221B Baker Street to The Old Curiosity Shop and The Great Stink of London.

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