The Newgate Novel, 1830-1847: Bulwer, Ainsworth, Dickens & Thackeray

acts Ainsworth appeared attack became become beginning Bulwer Calendar called capital century chapter character contemporary crime criminal criticism death described Dick Turpin Dickens early edition England English escape Eugene Aram evil Examiner execution fact Fair feeling fiction followed Forster Fraser's George GEORGE CRUIKSHANK gives hand hanged hero included influence interest Jack Sheppard January John known later letter literary literature lives London Lord Lucretia Magazine March mentioned moral murder nature never Newgate novel novelists objection Oliver Twist Paul Clifford perhaps period persons play political popular preface present prison probably published punishment readers reason reform satire scene seems seen social society story successful taken Thackeray Thackeray's theatre thought tion took trial Turpin whole writer written wrote York young