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Pictures and Problems from London Police Courts

Name: Pictures and Problems from London Police Courts
Author: Thomas Holmes

Thomas Holmes

Read by George Banfield, Dave Campbell, Tom Shoesmith, jonbuder, Steve C, April6090, David Muncaster, jenno, Jonathan Holdsworth and Peter Yearsley · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Preface and Preface to the New Edition (4:32)
Chapter I, How I Became a Police Court Missionary (28:36)
Chapter II, In Lambeth Police Court (16:57)
Chapter III, A Change for the Better (32:31)
Chapter IV, Husbands and Wives, Part 1 (20:10)
Chapter IV, Husbands and Wives, Part 2 (21:29)
Chapter V, Parents and Children, Part 1 (33:22)
Chapter V, Parents and Children, Part 2 (26:11)
Chapter VI, Record Breakers: Jane Cakebread (29:49)
Chapter VII, Record Breakers: Kate Henessey, Part 1 (25:02)
Chapter VII, Record Breakers: Kate Henessey, Part 2 (21:41)
Chapter VIII, Among Dipsomaniacs, Part 1 (25:27)
Chapter VIII, Among Dipsomaniacs, Part 2 (14:57)
Chapter IX, Criminals, Part 1 (25:54)
Chapter IX, Criminals, Part 2 (24:01)
Chapter IX, Criminals, Part 3 (18:37)
Chapter X, Cranks, Part 1 (18:42)
Chapter X, Cranks, Part 2 (23:57)
Chapter XI, The Arcadians and Some Account of the ‘Gubbins’ (16:07)
Chapter XII, How the Poor Live – And Die, Part 1 (24:48)
Chapter XII, How the Poor Live – And Die, Part 2 (22:32)
Chapter XII, How the Poor Live – And Die, Part 3 (15:31)
Chapter XIII, The Problem of Home Workers (28:38)