The African Slave Trade. E-book. Formato PDF Thomas Fowell Buxton   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

Upon consideration it appeared that a premature disclosure Of these suggestions might be inconvenient I therefore withhold that part Of my subject for the present, with the intention Of resuming it hereafter; but, although I am disabled from entering into de tail, and consequently from rendering this work as practically useful as I had hoped, it may not be alto gether without benefit to expose, to the public eye, the atrocities which to this day are in full operation in that land Of misery, and to point out the source from which, as I believe, a remedy can alone be hoped for.

An Inquiry, Whether Crime and Misery Are Produced or Prevented, by Our Present System of Prison Discipline. E-book. Formato PDF Thomas Fowell Buxton   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

When I sat down to this task, the work in; sensibly grew upon my hands. It was neces sary to prove, that evils and grievances did really exist in this country, and to bring home to these causes, the increase of corruption and depravity. For this purpose, repeated visits to various prisons were requisite.