Transcriber's Notes: Words in italics in the original are surrounded with _underscores_. Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original. Ellipses match the original. A complete list of corrections follows the text. The History and Romance of Crime FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAY THE GROLIER SOCIETY LONDON [Illustration: _Elizabeth Fry Reading to the Women Prisoners in Newgate_ The sympathies of the Quaker lady, Elizabeth Fry, were aroused by the sadly neglected condition of the women's quarters in Newgate in 1813. She formed the Ladies' Committee which secured many important reforms from Parliament. She was a constant visitor to the old prison, where she brought hope and comfort, and wrought great changes.] Chronicles of Newgate FROM THE TWELFTH TO THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY _by_ MAJOR ARTHUR GRIFFITHS _Late Inspector of Prisons in Great Britain_ _Author of "The Mysteries of Police and Crime" "Fifty Years of Public Service," etc._ In Two Volumes Volume 1 THE GROLIER SOCIETY EDITION NATIONALE Limited to one thousand registered and numbered sets. NUMBER 307. GENERAL INTRODUCTION