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The Legendary John Howard and Prison Reform in the Eighteenth Century
- The Eighteenth Century
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Volume 54, Number 4, Winter 2013
- pp. 545-550
- 10.1353/ecy.2013.0040
- Article
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A review of The Curious Mr Howard, Legendary Prison Reformer by Tessa West Tessa West carefully documents Howard’s efforts in reforming the prisons in England, and throughout Europe, and also provides insight into his enigmatic character. She balances the hagiographic information that was circulated by early biographers with a realistic depiction of Howard’s successes and failures.