FAMOUS PRISONERS OF WORMWOOD SCRUBS (SIGNED)

Wade (Stephen)

ISBN 10: 1909183512 / ISBN 13: 9781909183513

Published by Chaplin Books, 2014

About this Item

Softcover. SIGNED. The author explores the notorious London prison s most infamous inmates. Dubbed Britain s "media-soaked" jail, it housed figures like Rolling Stone Keith Richards, jailed for drugs, and spy George Blake, whose 1966 escape captivated the nation. He profiles a rogues gallery musician Sir Michael Tippett, writer Joe Orton, fraudster John Stonehouse, and conman Charles Bronson alongside lesser-known villains. The book blends tales of spies, liars, and rebels with the prison s grim history, offering a vivid snapshot of crime, punishment, and celebrity behind the Scrubs walls. Illus. + Bibliog. 122pp. soft cover. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY STEPHEN WADE. F. with no creasing to covers.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: FAMOUS PRISONERS OF WORMWOOD SCRUBS (SIGNED)
• Publisher: Chaplin Books
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1909183512
• ISBN 13: 9781909183513
• Binding: Softcover / Paperback
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Signed: signed and inscribed by author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Capital Punishment/Penology

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Synopsis

This title examines the lives and sentences of famous people who have been inmates in Wormwood Scrubs over its history.