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The Prisons of Europe

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A monumental fusion of archival chronicle and narrative power published in eight volumes between 1844 and 1845 by Alboize du Pujol and Auguste Maquet—the illustrious collaborator of Alexandre Dumas—The Prisons of Europe unbars the gates of fortresses, state dungeons, and penal colonies of the Ancien Régime: Bicêtre, the Conciergerie, the Spielberg, the Piombi of Venice, the Tower of London, and the Château d’If.

Complete Edition in 8 Volumes · Alboize & Auguste Maquet (1845)
The Prisons of Europe — Volumes I to VIII
Annals of state prisoners, victims of political and religious fanaticism, celebrated captives, and daring escapes
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