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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

West, Tessa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prison reformers--History--18th century.

Prison reformers.

Prisons--History.

Prisons.

Howard, John, 1726-1790.

Howard, John.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (395 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hook, Hampshire : Waterside Press ; Eastbourne : UK distributor, Gardners Books, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Looks at Howard's immense achievements and his fascinating life. Sheds new light on what drove the UK's most famous prison reformer.

Contents:

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

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

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?

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

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613149282

9781283149280

1283149281

9781908162045

190816204X

OCLC:

844940631