Charles Peace, or The Adventures of a Notorious Burglar

1. Opening about 15 min
2. Chapter I about 14 min
3. Chapter II about 15 min
4. Chapter III about 13 min
5. Chapter IV about 15 min
6. V. THE CONCERT.――PEACE AS A PUBLIC ENTERTAINER.――THE SURPRISE about 18 min
7. Chapter VI about 26 min
8. VII. THE OLD FARM HOUSE――THE MASTER PASSION――JANE RYAN about 12 min
9. VIII. PEACE HAS ANOTHER NOCTURNAL ADVENTURE about 21 min
10. Chapter IX about 10 min
11. Chapter X about 26 min
12. XI. THE PROPOSAL――MRS. MAITLAND BECOMES COMMUNICATIVE about 9 min
13. XII. THE BURGLARY AT WOOD-HILL――AN UNEXPECTED MEETING about 22 min
14. XIII. THE DRUNKARD’S HOME――THE ASTOUNDING DISCOVERY about 16 min
15. XIV. THE FLIGHT――A CONFIDENTIAL FRIEND――THE ROLL OF NOTES about 12 min
16. XV. PEACE MEETS WITH A TARTAR――THE CAPTURE, AND ITS RESULT about 12 min
17. XVI. THE EXAMINATION AT THE POLICE COURT about 12 min
18. Chapter XVII about 32 min
19. XVIII. PRISONERS AWAITING TRIAL――THE ASSIZES――PEACE’S DEFENCE about 28 min
20. XIX. PEACE’S PROVINCIAL TOUR――THE “OLD CARVED LION.” about 15 min
21. XX. THE OCCUPANTS OF THE PARLOUR――A CONVIVIAL PARTY about 17 min
22. Chapter XXI about 14 min
23. XXII. PEACE’S BUSINESS ARRANGEMENTS――A VISITOR FROM THE HALL about 19 min
24. Chapter XXIV about 10 min
25. XXV. THE CHILDLESS MAN――IN THE HANDS OF FATE about 8 min
26. Chapter XXVI about 13 min
27. XXVII. THE END OF THE INEBRIATE about 11 min
28. XXVIII. THE WORTHY VICAR――A FRIENDLY COUNSELLOR about 10 min
29. XXIX. THE NOBLEMAN AND THE DETECTIVE――A CONSULTATION about 12 min
30. XXX. MR. DETECTIVE WRENCH AND CHARLES PEACE about 8 min
31. XXXI. THE HOME OF THE WORKING MAN――THE ARRIVAL OF A STRANGER about 11 min
32. Chapter XXXII about 16 min
33. Chapter XXXIII about 11 min
34. XXXIV. LORD ETHALWOOD AND HIS SOLICITOR about 12 min
35. Chapter XXXV about 10 min
36. XXXVI. A YOUNG POACHER――THE INDIGNANT AGRICULTURIST about 12 min
37. XXXVII. ALF’S RESOLVE――HIS MEETING WITH THE WHITECHAPEL BIRDCATCHER about 15 min
38. XXXVIII. PEACE IS INTRODUCED TO A GAMBLING CLUB about 16 min
39. XXXIX. THE TWO PERILS――LONDON BY NIGHT about 12 min
40. Chapter XL about 21 min
41. XLI. THE LODGING-HOUSE IN WESTMINSTER about 14 min
42. XLII. AT BROXBRIDGE HALL――THE TEMPTER AND THE TEMPTED about 16 min
43. XLIII. THE THIEF AND THE THIEF CATCHER about 14 min
44. XLIV. PEACE PURSUES HIS LAWLESS CAREER――THE BURGLARY AT HIGHGATE about 14 min
45. XLV. A VISIT TO THE CRYSTAL PALACE――THE UNEXPECTED MEETING about 22 min
46. Chapter XLVI about 16 min
47. Chapter XLVII about 17 min
48. XLVIII. JANE RYAN――THE CLOSE OF A TROUBLED LIFE about 18 min
49. XLIX. LAURA STANBRIDGE AND HER PUPIL about 21 min
50. Chapter L about 28 min
51. Chapter LI about 19 min
52. LII. THE EARL AND HIS GRAND-DAUGHTER about 20 min
53. LIII. THE ALLUREMENTS OF WEALTH AND RANK――THE DESPAIRING HUSBAND about 13 min
54. Chapter LIV about 12 min
55. LV. AFTER CONVICTION――A GLIMPSE AT PRISON LIFE about 23 min
56. Chapter LVI about 15 min
57. Chapter LVII about 14 min
58. LVIII. AFTER THE MURDER――THE INQUEST about 13 min
59. LIX. MYSTERIOUS MURDERS about 16 min
60. LX. THE EARL AND THE FARMER――MR. WRENCH ENGAGED about 9 min
61. LXI. ANOTHER GLANCE AT PRISON LIFE. PEACE’S NEW OCCUPATION about 32 min
62. LXII. MR. WRENCH’S WANDERINGS――THE SEARCH AFTER A MURDERER about 14 min
63. LXIII. MR. WRENCH AND JOE DOUGHTY――A VAGRANT’S LODGING HOUSE about 22 min
64. LXIV. THE HIRING FAIR about 28 min
65. LXV. THE BENCH OF MAGISTRATES――EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER about 32 min
66. LXVI. THE COMPANY AT THE “SHOULDER OF MUTTON” INN about 24 min
67. LXVII. REMOVAL OF A BATCH OF CONVICTS――PEACE TAKEN TO DARTMOOR about 39 min
68. LXVIII. GILES CHUDLEY IN PRISON about 26 min
69. LXIX. AT BROXBRIDGE HALL――THE EARL AND HIS LAWYER about 11 min
70. Chapter LXX about 13 min
71. LXXI. THE LAST HOURS OF THE CONDEMNED about 32 min
72. LXXII. CHARLES PEACE LEAVES DARTMOOR about 27 min
73. LXXIII. LAURA STANBRIDGE AT HOME――A CONFERENCE AND A SCENE about 32 min
74. Chapter LXXIV about 25 min
75. Chapter LXXV about 31 min
76. LXXVI. THE ROBBERY AT MESSRS. ARNISON AND CO.’S about 17 min
77. LXXVII. THE DESIGNING WOMAN AND HER VICTIM about 17 min
78. LXXVIII. HUNTING UP EVIDENCE FOR A DIVORCE――MR. SLINGSBY SET TO WORK about 19 min
79. LXXIX. THE EARL AND HIS LEGAL ADVISER――A WIFE’S TREPIDATION about 15 min
80. Chapter LXXX about 17 min
81. LXXXI. THE RETURN TO BROXBRIDGE HALL――THE FARMER AND HIS DAUGHTER about 13 min
82. LXXXII. THE NOTTINGHAM SILK ROBBERY――HOW PEACE DID IT about 17 min
83. Chapter LXXXIII about 19 min
84. Chapter LXXXIV about 28 min
85. Chapter LXXXV about 25 min
86. Chapter LXXXVI about 10 min
87. LXXXVII. PEACE’S DISCHARGE FROM PRISON――THE RETURN HOME about 10 min
88. LXXXVIII. PEACE’S LATER CAREER――THE WHALLEY RANGE MURDER about 14 min
89. LXXXIX. CHARLES PEACE AND THE DYSONS about 22 min
90. Chapter XC about 19 min
91. Chapter XCI about 34 min
92. XCII. AN OUTCAST IN LONDON――THE GIPSY’S TRIALS AND TROUBLES about 16 min
93. XCIII. THE UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY――HUSBAND AND WIFE about 10 min
94. XCIV. BILL AND THE DOCTOR’S WIFE――A TALE OF SORROW AND MISERY about 21 min
95. XCV. MR. WILLIAM RAWTON’S CUNNING DEVICE――THE MISSING PAGE about 15 min
96. XCVI. THE GIPSY AMD MRS. BOURNE――THE SURPRISE about 26 min
97. XCVII. WATCHING AND WAITING――A TETE-A-TETE BETWEEN TWO DETECTIVES about 21 min
98. XCVIII. THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS BETTER HALF about 10 min
99. Chapter XCIX about 17 min
100. C. THE INQUIRY――THE END OF A MURDERER about 27 min
101. Chapter CI about 20 min
102. Chapter CII about 23 min
103. CIII. BURGLARS AT BLACKHEATH――THE SURPRISE――THE STRANGE MEETING about 18 min
104. CIV. CHARLES PEACE IS CHECKMATED about 9 min
105. Chapter CV about 14 min
106. Chapter CV about 16 min
107. Chapter CVI about 21 min
108. CVII. THE STRANGER IS COMMUNICATIVE――BREAKERS AHEAD about 8 min
109. CVIII. KITTY’S SUSPICIONS――HER RENCONTRE WITH FORTESCUE about 12 min
110. CIX. A YOUNG WIFE’S DANGER――THE DENOUEMENT about 15 min
111. Chapter CX about 15 min
112. CXI. THE SURPRISE AND ESCAPE――A DRIVE FOR LIFE about 20 min
113. CXII. A PAINFUL SCENE――THE DEATH OF TOMMY――PEACE’S GRIEF about 19 min
114. CXIII. MISS LAURA STANBRIDGE MAKES A MISTAKE――CAUGHT IN THE ACT about 19 min
115. CXIV. THE PRISON CHAPLAIN about 15 min
116. CXV. LAURA STANBRIDGE HAS CONFEDERATES――A VISIT TO THE PRISON about 12 min
117. CXVI. THE YOUNG ENTHUSIAST――A WOMAN’S WILES about 20 min
118. CXVII. THE ATTEMPTED ESCAPE――MURDOCK, THE SMUGGLER about 14 min
119. CXVIII. THE INJURED MAN AND HIS ATTENDANT――A PIRATE’S YARN about 21 min
120. Chapter CXIX about 7 min
121. CXX. DEATH OF MAT MURDOCK――THE LAST BEQUEST about 15 min
122. Chapter CXXI about 13 min
123. CXXII. THE TRIAL OF THE DETECTIVES――PEACE’S VISIT TO BOW-STREET about 7 min
124. CXXIII. MISTAKEN IDENTITY about 27 min
125. CXXIV. STOLEN LETTERS――AN AMERICAN DETECTIVE’S STORY about 21 min
126. CXXV. THE YOUNG EARL OF ETHALWOOD about 19 min
127. CXXVI. FURTHER ENTANGLEMENTS about 24 min
128. CXXVII. THE RIVAL LOVERS about 14 min
129. CXXVIII. THE HOSTILE MEETING――A DUEL TO THE DEATH about 28 min
130. CXXIX. AFTER THE TRAGEDY about 17 min
131. Chapter CXXX about 22 min
132. CXXXI. THIEVES AND RECEIVERS about 32 min
133. CXXXII. PEACE HAS A FEW FRIENDS――A MUSICAL AND ANECDOTAL EVENING about 45 min
134. CXXXIII. TIED TO THE TRACK――A STATION MASTER’S STORY about 12 min
135. Chapter CXXXIV about 18 min
136. CXXXV. SOME PASSAGES IN THE LIFE OF A LONDON THIEF about 10 min
137. CXXXVI. THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND THE PRISONER about 10 min
138. CXXXVII. MR. SUTHERLAND IS TRIUMPHANT――THE AMICABLE ARRANGEMENT about 25 min
139. CXXXVIII. THE FASHIONABLE GATHERING AT LADY MARVLYNN’S about 20 min
140. CXXXIX. SIR WILLIAM’S TALE――A MUSICAL MELANGE about 43 min
141. Chapter CXL about 22 min
142. Chapter CXLI about 13 min
143. CXLII. CHARLES PEACE RETURNS HOME――THE BARRISTER’S STORY about 24 min
144. CXLIII. A VISIT TO A PRISON――SOLITARY CONFINEMENT about 28 min
145. CXLIV. A GLANCE AT STOKE FERRY FARM HARVEST HOME about 23 min
146. Chapter CXLV about 42 min
147. CXLVI. PEACE’S EXPERIENCE OF THE INTERIOR OF NEWGATE about 19 min
148. CXLVII. VISITING DAY AT NEWGATE about 30 min
149. CXLVIII. THE TRIAL OF CHARLES PEACE FOR BURGLARY about 25 min
150. CXLIX. THE TROUBLES OF MRS. PEACE about 34 min
151. Chapter CL about 1 h 5 min
152. Chapter CLI about 18 min
153. Chapter CLII about 18 min
154. CLIII. THE STOKE FERRYMAN about 11 min
155. CLIV. THE UNEXPECTED MEETING――LAURA AND MRS. GROVER about 11 min
156. Chapter CLV about 50 min
157. CLVI. OUTSIDE THE POLICE-COURT――EXTRAORDINARY SCENES about 11 min
158. Chapter CLVII about 52 min
159. CLVIII. PRISONERS AND THEIR CUSTODIANS about 33 min
160. Chapter CLIX about 13 min
161. CLX. THE ACCUSATIONS MADE AGAINST LAURA STANBRIDGE about 7 min
162. Chapter CLXI about 11 min
163. CLXII. THE TRIAL AND CONVICTION OF CHARLES PEACE about 48 min
164. Chapter CLXIII about 55 min
165. Chapter CLXIV about 18 min
166. Chapter CLXV about 8 min
167. Chapter CLXVI about 14 min
168. CLXVII. THE CONVICT’S CONFESSION about 28 min
169. Chapter CLXVIII about 22 min
170. CLXIX. SKETCH OF THE CONVICT’S CAREER about 16 min
171. CLXX. PEACE’S EXTRAORDINARY CAREER about 21 min
172. CLXXI. EVENTS BEFORE THE EXECUTION――LETTER FROM THE HABRONS about 18 min
173. CLXXII. THE EXECUTION OF CHARLES PEACE about 36 min
174. CLXXIII. THE EXECUTIONER’S STORY――A QUIET CHAT WITH MARWOOD about 11 min
175. Chapter CLXXIV about 30 min
176. CLXXV. CONCLUSION about 11 min

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