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Excerpt from Memorials of Millbank and Chapters in Prison History A few lines are perhaps needed to explain how I came to write this book. Having filled since 1872 the post of Deputy Governor of Millbank Prison, I have had, ex-officio, custody of the archives and records of the place. Casual reference to these led me to suppose that extracts from them might prove readable, and I therefore began to collect anecdotes and ana, meaning to publish a small volume of them. As my task proceeded, however, I found my subject growing with it, Millbank has since its erection been so closely connected with all that concerns prisons and penal legislation generally, that the history of one naturally embraced the other. My work has, therefore, become wider and more pretentious in its aim than was originally intended. It may also have become drier and more dull; but what the narrative loses in merely amusing qualities will, I trust, be compensated for by the more comprehensive treatment of the subject. I cannot allow these volumes to go to press without expressing my thanks to those who have assisted me with advice and information; more especially to Wm. Morrish, Esq., Governor, R. M. Gover, Esq., Medical Officer, and Mr. Denis Power, Chief Warder of Millbank Prison. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.