- 1Title page
- 2Biographical Sketch
- 3Chapter I — Oakfield Farmhouse — The Burglary — Desperate Encounter…
- 4Chapter II — Capture of the Bristol Badger — Murder Will Out — Ch…
- 5Chapter III — Committal of Gregson — Jane Tells a Terrible Tale —…
- 6Chapter IV — Peace Returns to Bradford — The Sleeping Beauty — His…
- 7Chapter V — The Concert — Peace as a Public Entertainer — The Sur…
- 8Chapter VI — Bboxwill Gaol — Guilty of Wilful Murder — Peace Sees…
- 9Chapter VII — The Old Farm House — The Master Passion — Jane Ryan
- 10Chapter VIII — Peace Has Another Nocturnal Adventure
- 11Chapter IX — Peace Returns to His Lodgings — A Violent Scene — The…
- 12Chapter X — Peace Hastens Up to London — Cunning Isaac — The Jew…
- 13Chapter XI — The Proposal — Mrs. Maitland Becomes Communicative
- 14Chapter XII — The Burglary at Wood-Hill — An Unexpected Meeting
- 15Chapter XIII — The Drunkard’s Home — The Astounding Discovery
- 16Chapter XIV — The Flight — A Confidential Friend — The Roll of Notes
- 17Chapter XV — Peace Meets with a Tartar — The Capture, and Its Result
- 18Chapter XVI — The Examination at the Police Court
- 19Chapter XVII — Thieves in the Lock Up — A Horse-Stealer Tells the…
- 20Chapter XVIII — Prisoners Awaiting Trial — The Assizes — Peace’s…
- 21Chapter XIX — Peace’s Provincial Tour — The “Old Carved Lion.”
- 22Chapter XX — The Occupants of the Parlour — A Convivial Party
- 23Chapter XXI — Peace Becomes Acquainted with the Landlord of the “Ca…
- 24Chapter XXII — Peace’s Business Arrangements — A Visitor from the…
- 25Chapter XXIV — Lord Ethalwood — A Chronicle of Past Events — The…
- 26Chapter XXV — The Childless Man — In the Hands of Fate
- 27Chapter XXVI — The Solitary Student — The Fall of an Ancestor — His…
- 28Chapter XXVII — The End of the Inebriate
- 29Chapter XXVIII — The Worthy Vicar — A Friendly Counsellor
- 30Chapter XXIX — The Nobleman and the Detective — A Consultation
- 31Chapter XXX — Mr. Detective Wrench and Charles Peace
- 32Chapter XXXI — The Home of the Working Man — The Arrival of a Stra…
- 33Chapter XXXII — The Return to Broxbridge — A Midnight Alarm at the…
- 34Chapter XXXIII — The Morning After — A Visit to Lord Ethalwood — …
- 35Chapter XXXIV — Lord Ethalwood and His Solicitor
- 36Chapter XXXV — The Lovers — Peace Becomes Furious — Violent Alter…
- 37Chapter XXXVI — A Young Poacher — The Indignant Agriculturist
- 38Chapter XXXVII — Alf’s Resolve — His Meeting with the Whitechapel…
- 39Chapter XXXVIII — Peace Is Introduced to a Gambling Club
- 40Chapter XXXIX — The Two Perils — London by Night
- 41Chapter XL — Peace Pays a Visit to the House of an Old Acquaintance…
- 42Chapter XLI — The Lodging-House in Westminster
- 43Chapter XLII — At Broxbridge Hall — The Tempter and the Tempted
- 44Chapter XLIII — The Thief and the Thief Catcher
- 45Chapter XLIV — Peace Pursues His Lawless Career — The Burglary at…
- 46Chapter XLV — A Visit to the Crystal Palace — The Unexpected Meeting
- 47Chapter XLVI — Alf Purvis in His New Home — A Fresh Line of Business…
- 48Chapter XLVII — The Attempted Burglary at the Jeweller’s — Peace Has…
- 49Chapter XLVIII — Jane Ryan — The Close of a Troubled Life
- 50Chapter XLIX — Laura Stanbridge and Her Pupil
- 51Chapter L — A Visit to the Black Museum — Peace and Bandy-Legged B…
- 52Chapter LI — Miss Stanbridge and Her Protege — A Visit to a Thieve…
- 53Chapter LII — The Earl and His Grand-Daughter
- 54Chapter LIII — The Allurements of Wealth and Rank — The Despairing…
- 55Chapter LIV — Peace’s Life at Sheffield — The Robbery at Crookes-M…
- 56Chapter LV — After Conviction — A Glimpse at Prison Life
- 57Chapter LVI — The Lovers — A Warning Voice — The Murder of Mr. Ph…
- 58Chapter LVII — The Riderless Horse — Consternation at Stoke Ferry…
- 59Chapter LVIII — After the Murder — The Inquest
- 60Chapter LIX — Mysterious Murders
- 61Chapter LX — The Earl and the Farmer — Mr. Wrench Engaged
- 62Chapter LXI — Another Glance at Prison Life. Peace’s New Occupation
- 63Chapter LXII — Mr. Wrench’s Wanderings — The Search After a Murderer
- 64Chapter LXIII — Mr. Wrench and Joe Doughty — A Vagrant’s Lodging H…
- 65Chapter LXIV — The Hiring Fair
- 66Chapter LXV — The Bench of Magistrates — Examination of the Prisoner
- 67Chapter LXVI — The Company at the “Shoulder of Mutton” Inn
- 68Chapter LXVII — Removal of a Batch of Convicts — Peace Taken to Da…
- 69Chapter LXVIII — Giles Chudley in Prison
- 70Chapter LXIX — At Broxbridge Hall — The Earl and His Lawyer
- 71Chapter LXX — The Trial and Conviction of the Larchgrove-Lane Murde…
- 72Chapter LXXI — The Last Hours of the Condemned
- 73Chapter LXXII — Charles Peace Leaves Dartmoor
- 74Chapter LXXIII — Laura Stanbridge at Home — A Conference and a Scene
- 75Chapter LXXIV — Peace Returns to His Native Town, Sheffield — He T…
- 76Chapter LXXV — Peace and the Travelling Showman — The Company at t…
- 77Chapter LXXVI — The Robbery at Messrs. Arnison and Co.’s
- 78Chapter LXXVII — The Designing Woman and Her Victim
- 79Chapter LXXVIII — Hunting Up Evidence for a Divorce — Mr. Slingsby…
- 80Chapter LXXIX — The Earl and His Legal Adviser — A Wife’s Trepidation
- 81Chapter LXXX — Home Life of Charles Peace — A Musical Evening — The…
- 82Chapter LXXXI — The Return to Broxbridge Hall — The Farmer and His…
- 83Chapter LXXXII — The Nottingham Silk Robbery — How Peace Did It
- 84Chapter LXXXIII — Stoke Ferry Farm House — The Lovers — A Confide…
- 85Chapter LXXXIV — Peace’s Lawless Career — Capture, Trial, and Conv…
- 86Chapter LXXXV — Peace Becomes Acquainted with the Interior of Millb…
- 87Chapter LXXXVI — Lord Ethalwood and His Advisers — Mr. Chicknell M…
- 88Chapter LXXXVII — Peace’s Discharge from Prison — The Return Home
- 89Chapter LXXXVIII — Peace’s Later Career — The Whalley Range Murder
- 90Chapter LXXXIX — Charles Peace and the Dysons
- 91Chapter XC — The Bannercross Murder — Peace’s Adventures After the…
- 92Chapter XCI — Peace’s Doings in London and the Suburbs — His Home…
- 93Chapter XCII — An Outcast in London — The Gipsy’s Trials and Troubles
- 94Chapter XCIII — The Unexpected Discovery — Husband and Wife
- 95Chapter XCIV — Bill and the Doctor’s Wife — A Tale of Sorrow and M…
- 96Chapter XCV — Mr. William Rawton’s Cunning Device — The Missing Page
- 97Chapter XCVI — The Gipsy Amd Mrs. Bourne — The Surprise
- 98Chapter XCVII — Watching and Waiting — A Tete-A-Tete Between Two D…
- 99Chapter XCVIII — The Wounded Man and His Better Half
- 100Chapter XCIX — Mr. Detective Shearman Is Outspoken — A Story of Wo…
- 101Chapter C — The Inquiry — The End of a Murderer
- 102Chapter CI — After the Deed — The Sale by Auction — Mrs. Bourne P…
- 103Chapter CII — Domestic Squabbles — Bill Rawton Pays a Visit to the…
- 104Chapter CIII — Burglars at Blackheath — The Surprise — The Strang…
- 105Chapter CIV — Charles Peace Is Checkmated
- 106Chapter CV — The Two Detectives — Capture of a Smasher — Passages…
- 107Chapter CV — At “Sanderson’s Hotel” — Recollections of an American…
- 108Chapter CVI — A Glance at Broxbridge — The Robbery at Nettlethorp…
- 109Chapter CVII — The Stranger Is Communicative — Breakers Ahead
- 110Chapter CVIII — Kitty’s Suspicions — Her Rencontre with Fortescue
- 111Chapter CIX — A Young Wife’s Danger — The Denouement
- 112Chapter CX — Mr. Eric Fortescue and His Respectable Associates — The…
- 113Chapter CXI — The Surprise and Escape — A Drive for Life
- 114Chapter CXII — A Painful Scene — The Death of Tommy — Peace’s Grief
- 115Chapter CXIII — Miss Laura Stanbridge Makes a Mistake — Caught in…
- 116Chapter CXIV — The Prison Chaplain
- 117Chapter CXV — Laura Stanbridge Has Confederates — A Visit to the P…
- 118Chapter CXVI — The Young Enthusiast — A Woman’s Wiles
- 119Chapter CXVII — The Attempted Escape — Murdock, the Smuggler
- 120Chapter CXVIII — The Injured Man and His Attendant — A Pirate’s Yarn
- 121Chapter CXIX — Laura Stanbridge and the Chaplain — An Irresistible…
- 122Chapter CXX — Death of Mat Murdock — The Last Bequest
- 123Chapter CXXI — Miss Stanbridge’s Peregrinations — Her Visit to Cha…
- 124Chapter CXXII — The Trial of the Detectives — Peace’s Visit to Bow…
- 125Chapter CXXIII — Mistaken Identity
- 126Chapter CXXIV — Stolen Letters — An American Detective’s Story
- 127Chapter CXXV — The Young Earl of Ethalwood
- 128Chapter CXXVI — Further Entanglements
- 129Chapter CXXVII — The Rival Lovers
- 130Chapter CXXVIII — The Hostile Meeting — A Duel to the Death
- 131Chapter CXXIX — After the Tragedy
- 132Chapter CXXX — Charles Peace and His Unlawful Gains — A Visit to Mr…
- 133Chapter CXXXI — Thieves and Receivers
- 134Chapter CXXXII — Peace Has a Few Friends — A Musical and Anecdotal…
- 135Chapter CXXXIII — Tied to the Track — A Station Master’s Story
- 136Chapter CXXXIV — Lord Ethalwood’s Return Home — Regrets for the Past…
- 137Chapter CXXXV — Some Passages in the Life of a London Thief
- 138Chapter CXXXVI — The Justice of the Peace and the Prisoner
- 139Chapter CXXXVII — Mr. Sutherland Is Triumphant — The Amicable Arra…
- 140Chapter CXXXVIII — The Fashionable Gathering at Lady Marvlynn’s
- 141Chapter CXXXIX — Sir William’s Tale — A Musical Melange
- 142Chapter CXL — The Surprise — Charles Peace’s New Pantomime Trick.…
- 143Chapter CXLI — The Valiant Footman and the Desperate Burglar — The…
- 144Chapter CXLII — Charles Peace Returns Home — The Barrister’s Story
- 145Chapter CXLIII — A Visit to a Prison — Solitary Confinement
- 146Chapter CXLIV — A Glance at Stoke Ferry Farm Harvest Home
- 147Chapter CXLV — Peace’s Last Burglary — A Brave Policeman — Peace’…
- 148Chapter CXLVI — Peace’s Experience of the Interior of Newgate
- 149Chapter CXLVII — Visiting Day at Newgate
- 150Chapter CXLVIII — The Trial of Charles Peace for Burglary
- 151Chapter CXLIX — The Troubles of Mrs. Peace
- 152Chapter CL — A Visit to Newgate — Identification of Peace — Mrs…
- 153Chapter CLI — A Visit to Whitechapel — The Street of Women — A Mo…
- 154Chapter CLII — A Popular Watering Place — The Rencontre, and Fearful…
- 155Chapter CLIII — The Stoke Ferryman
- 156Chapter CLIV — The Unexpected Meeting — Laura and Mrs. Grover
- 157Chapter CLV — Identification of Peace — Charged with the Murder of…
- 158Chapter CLVI — Outside the Police-Court — Extraordinary Scenes
- 159Chapter CLVII — The Examination of Charles Peace upon the Charge of…
- 160Chapter CLVIII — Prisoners and Their Custodians
- 161Chapter CLIX — Scene at Stoke Ferry — Laura Stanbridge Led into an…
- 162Chapter CLX — The Accusations Made Against Laura Stanbridge
- 163Chapter CLXI — Peace’s Last Night in Sheffield — His Removal to Wa…
- 164Chapter CLXII — The Trial and Conviction of Charles Peace
- 165Chapter CLXIII — After Conviction — Peace at Armley Gaol — Interv…
- 166Chapter CLXIV — Mrs. Dysons Departure — Autobiographic Sketch and…
- 167Chapter CLXV — Peace Confesses Himself to Be the Murderer of a Poli…
- 168Chapter CLXVI — The Condemned Man Visited Again by His Relatives —…
- 169Chapter CLXVII — The Convict’s Confession
- 170Chapter CLXVIII — Affecting Farewell Letters &C., from Peace to His…
- 171Chapter CLXIX — Sketch of the Convict’s Career
- 172Chapter CLXX — Peace’s Extraordinary Career
- 173Chapter CLXXI — Events Before the Execution — Letter from the Habrons
- 174Chapter CLXXII — The Execution of Charles Peace
- 175Chapter CLXXIII — The Executioner’s Story — A Quiet Chat with Marwood
- 176Chapter CLXXIV — Capital Punishment — Merciful and Merciless Modes…
- 177Chapter CLXXV — Conclusion
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