My research will explore the life Lord William Nevill a Victorian prison reformer
he had as well as money difficulties, I have discovered, had an addiction to morphia. His life, subsequent second prison sentence, his family and the family he married into the wealthy Murrieta’s and acceptance back into the aristocracy.
I also explore the role of the money lender, using Sam Lewis. Sam Lewis saw himself as a ‘Robin Hood’ figure. He only leant money to the aristocracy and on his death left at that time the largest donation from a private benefactor, a sum of over four million, to charity. I would like to explore the dual perception of Sam Lewis - Fagin or Robin Hood?
Lord William Nevill himself was sentenced to . Penal servitude is distinct from imprisonment and is a sentence of hard labour that replaced transportation in the Penal Servitude Act of 1853.
looking at his role in Victorian England and how he was perceived and accepted or otherwise by society and his peers; To examine why he wrote the book and his motives of seeking redemption in doing so.
looking at his role in Victorian England and how he was perceived and accepted or otherwise by society and his peers; To examine why he wrote the book and his motives of seeking redemption in doing so.
Sounds very interesting. Why did they call it penal servitude?
ReplyDeleteit is a generic term for forced labour as part of the penal code, i.e. law statute
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