A Marvellous Revelation of Prison Life I 

 THE 



Mark of the Broad Arrow 



or the Life of a Convict 



BY 



CONVICT No. 77 



PUBLISHERS' NOTE 



The author of this book spent over 20 years in prison. 

 No. "77" wrote the book during his imprisonment, and on 

 his release brought the MS. to the publisher. The reader 

 will find some of the most extraordinary revelations recorded 

 within its pages which will well repay perusal. 



Crown STO, cloth extra, 3s. 6d. 



CONTENTS 



The Daily Life and Routine of a Prisoner; the Hospital, etc. 

 Trafficking ; How it is Done Reformation ; the Difficulties placed in the 

 Path of A Sad Prison Tragedy Michael Davitt and other Distinguished 

 Prisoners Charles Peace the Notorious Murderer Prison Diet An Odd 

 Character An Indecent Proceeding More about the Search, a Captain 

 of the Royal Engineers, the Blackmailer The Hyson Green Murder 

 Some Interesting Prison Letters The Humours of Prison Life Some 

 Painful Scenes. 



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