The Chronicles of Crime Vol 1
Camden Pelham
Read by Kevin Green
This catalogue of human weakness and at times downright atrocity has been brought together by Camden Pelham, a barrister-at-law of the Inner Temple during the second half of the 19th century. It is given in chronological order, the first case listed is from 1700, and the final case in Volume 1 being in 1816. Some of the most famous cases of the age are listed, from Dick Turpin and Captain Kidd, to the assassination of Spencer Perceval MP, and the Luddites. Some cases will shock with descriptions of horrific murders, whilst others will amuse with the idiocy of the perpetrators. These 275 cases give a fascinating insight into life during 18th and 19th century Britain. (Summary by Kevin Green) (10 hr 19 min)
Chapters
| Preface | 6:44 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 1 | 21:36 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 2 | 18:07 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 3 | 19:38 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 4 | 22:19 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 5 | 20:19 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 6 | 21:37 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 7 | 44:23 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 8 | 47:59 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 9 | 21:46 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 10 | 27:14 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 11 | 28:40 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 12 | 30:23 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 13 | 23:08 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 14 | 13:19 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 15 | 31:15 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 16 | 19:25 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 17 | 16:54 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 18 | 21:05 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 19 | 25:38 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 20 | 23:50 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 21 | 20:13 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 22 | 14:56 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 23 | 21:19 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 24 | 50:28 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 25 | 29:15 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 26 | 26:54 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 27 | 21:04 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 28 | 20:04 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 29 | 37:43 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 30 | 20:13 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 31 | 25:29 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 32 | 26:23 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 33 | 27:56 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 34 | 28:33 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 35 | 35:00 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 36 | 19:52 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 37 | 26:34 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 38 | 27:52 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 39 | 22:19 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 40 | 21:43 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 41 | 22:41 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 42 | 27:55 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 43 | 28:05 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 44 | 22:13 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 45 | 33:19 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 46 | 20:23 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 47 | 21:47 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 48 | 19:50 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 49 | 17:37 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 50 | 23:38 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 51 | 26:44 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 52 | 14:14 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 53 | 24:04 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 54 | 19:53 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 55 | 14:20 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 56 | 41:05 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 57 | 23:20 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 58 | 22:35 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 59 | 24:21 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 60 | 25:48 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 61 | 24:11 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 62 | 24:54 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 63 | 21:32 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 64 | 19:01 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 65 | 18:21 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 66 | 24:32 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 67 | 25:06 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 68 | 27:57 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 69 | 27:06 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 70 | 26:26 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 71 | 19:53 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 72 | 38:06 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 73 | 22:26 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 74 | 28:39 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 75 | 26:54 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 76 | 24:58 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 77 | 20:37 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 78 | 23:32 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 79 | 24:35 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 80 | 23:08 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 81 | 24:23 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 82 | 25:34 | Read by Kevin Green |
| Part 83 | 14:08 | Read by Kevin Green |
Reviews
interesting book re early crime and punishment
MrMarkN4CC
Very well read. Quite an education in early crime and punishment and also the court system of early England. Some of the punishment is scarier than some of the rather brutal crime. A good listen when you only have 20-30 minutes or when doing some project and having this running in the background.
Interesting and well performed.
Alan H.
Notice, if you will, that these capital offenders were simply, "turned off."
fascinating chronicles of times past
Akku
This is a curiously compelling compendium of crimes and punishments. It’s a little hard going in places due to the anachronistic language but the reader is clear and well measured and does a great job with it. Nice to see northern English place name’s pronounced properly on LibriVox! Some of these tales feel like fillers to make up pages but many are fascinating insights into the times and some are most gruesome. It’s fascinating how “the bloody code” was instituted and how little one needed to do to be executed, and how barbarically women were treated - with special forms of punishment for them.
a time machine!
Basil Simon - MLC
This window into the historic reality of English criminals and their appointments with fate is a constant source of education, entertainment and evidence of human development in comparison to todays laws and sentencing. It is relieving to know that there is no danger of me being hung at Tyburn for having a dirty face today! I recommend this special reality show very highly.
many any times
Noel Francis
I listen to this about every 2 years best thing on here
Wow so great
Saxonnoxas
Tremendous reading that we all enjoyed. Wow so great!
The Chronicles of Crime Vol 1
David R. Smith
Well read, fun listen - thanks!
Highly recommend
moe
Very interesting material and wonderfully read. Thank you