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Six Months In A House Of Correction: Or The Narrative Of Dorah Mahony (1835)

Six Months In A House Of Correction: Or The Narrative Of Dorah Mahony (1835)

Mahony, Dorah

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Historical FiguresLetters & Essays19th Century United States History

ISBN10: 1166971309
ISBN13: 9781166971304
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 204
Weight: 0.62
Height: 0.43 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Six Months In A House Of Correction: Or The Narrative Of Dorah Mahony is a memoir written by Dorah Mahony in 1835. The book details her experiences as a prisoner in a house of correction in Ireland during the early 19th century. Mahony was incarcerated for six months due to her involvement in a theft. The book provides a vivid account of the harsh conditions and punishments that prisoners were subjected to during this time. Mahony describes the daily routines, the grueling labor, and the brutal treatment by the prison staff. She also details the relationships between the prisoners and the strategies they used to survive. The book is a powerful indictment of the prison system of the time and provides insight into the lives of women who were imprisoned during this period. Six Months In A House Of Correction: Or The Narrative Of Dorah Mahony is an important historical document that sheds light on the treatment of prisoners in the 19th century and the struggles of women in a patriarchal society.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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