The curious Mr Howard : legendary prison reformer / / Tessa West ; foreword Clive Stafford-Smith

• Autore: West Tessa
• Pubblicazione: Hook, Hampshire, : Waterside Press; Eastbourne, : UK distributor, Gardners Books, 2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (395 p.)
• Disciplina: 365.92
• Soggetto topico: Prison reformers - History - 18th century; Prisons - History
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Copyright -- Also by Tessa West -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- The Author -- Timeline -- Preface -- Introduction -- Dedication -- Finding His Way -- Family Background -- Childhood and Growing Up -- Part of the Howard Family Tree -- Part of the Whitbread Family Tree -- The Young Adult -- Alone -- The Grand Tour -- Convalescence -- Marriage to Sarah -- Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society -- Voyage Towards Lisbon, Capture and Release -- Domesticity at Cardington -- Cardington -- Marriage to Henrietta -- Improvements in the Village and at Home -- Science and Surveying -- Birth of Jack and Death of Henrietta -- Jack and Restlessness -- The Lone Father -- Did Howard Discuss his Feelings With Anyone? -- Accusations -- The Other Side of It -- The Discussion Continued -- Getting on With Life -- Abroad Again -- And Home Again -- Potatoes -- Two Decisions -- On the Road -- Servants -- Thoughts While Away -- The Business of Travelling -- Covenant -- More Sights, More Thoughts -- Home and Off Again -- Home, Shrievalty and Prisons -- Back to Cardington -- The Making of the Sheriff -- First Prisoners, First Prisons -- Researching and Travelling -- The Interest Becomes an Obsession -- Potential Dangers -- Itinerary for 1774 -- Upbringing, Education, Religion -- Desire to Do Good and Relieve Suffering -- Obsession -- Loss and Loneliness -- Asperger's Syndrome -- Speed -- Accumulated Causes -- Howard in the House -- Refreshment En Route -- Sought out by the House of Commons -- A Seat in the House of Commons? -- The Essence of What Howard Found in a Year of Prison Visits -- The Result of the Election -- The State of the Prisons -- The Great Book -- Contents -- Examples from 'A Particular Account of English Prisons' -- Extracts from 'Distress in Prisons' -- Extracts from 'Bad Customs' -- Examples from 'Proposed Improvements'. ; Foreign Prisons and Hospitals -- Holland -- Germany -- Denmark and Sweden -- Russia -- Italy -- Switzerland, Austrian Netherlands and Spain -- France -- What Howard Learned Abroad -- But What About Language? -- Prisoners-of-War -- Scottish and Irish Prisons -- Hulks -- Gaol-Fever, etc. -- Prisoners-of-War in England -- Scottish and Irish Prisons -- Hulks on the Thames -- Remarks on the Gaol-Fever -- Howard's Conclusions -- The Writer, Editor, Publisher and Penitentiary Superintendent -- Writing and Editing the Great Book -- Warrington and Eyres' Press -- Publication and Fame -- Anna Howard's Death -- The Penitentiary Superintendent -- Failure -- More about Jack, More prisons and More Anecdotes -- Father and Son -- Events in Edinburgh -- Still More Prisons -- Howard in Blunt Mode -- Yet More Prisons -- More Anecdotes -- Yet More About Jack -- Yet More Anecdotes -- Lazarettos and the Plague -- Adventure -- Firstly to France -- Across Southern Europe in Search of the Plague -- Towards the Lazaretto at Venice -- In the Lazaretto -- Unwelcome News -- More About the Plague -- Progress? -- Back to Cardington -- Freedom -- Jack -- Problems of Popularity -- Gaols, Charter Schools and Honours -- In Ireland -- The Book About Lazarettos -- Howard Contradicted -- More About Howard's Book on Lazarettos -- Tuscan Laws -- The Last Journey -- Preparation -- Jack Admitted to an Asylum -- En Route East -- Russia -- Life in Kherson -- Illness and Death -- Howard's Funeral and Beyond -- The Grave -- Thomasson Heads Home -- News of Howard's Death -- The Last Memoranda -- The Will -- Tributes -- Streets and Buildings -- Statues -- Paintings -- Coins -- Competitions -- Anniversaries -- Literature -- The Legacy -- Howard's Legacy in Respect of the Plague -- His Legacy in Respect of Prisons -- Progress -- The Purpose of Prisons -- More Progress -- A Last Look -- Bibliography. ; Index -- Back cover.
• Sommario/riassunto: Looks at Howard's immense achievements and his fascinating life. Sheds new light on what drove the UK's most famous prison reformer.
• Titolo autorizzato: The curious Mr Howard
• ISBN: 1-283-14928-1; 1-908162-04-X; 9786613149282
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809286303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II