The Newgate Calendar
E579375
The Newgate Calendar is an 18th–19th century collection of crime reports and biographies of notorious criminals in England, widely known for its sensational and moralizing accounts of executions and offenses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Newgate Calendar canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English literature
ⓘ
biographical compendium ⓘ collection of crime reports ⓘ true crime literature ⓘ |
| aim |
deterrence from crime
ⓘ
moral instruction ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Newgate Prison chaplains ⓘ |
| characteristic |
didactic tone
ⓘ
focus on violent crime ⓘ sensational tone ⓘ |
| circulation |
widely read in 18th century England
ⓘ
widely read in 19th century England ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| describedPlace |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ Newgate Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
collected volumes
ⓘ
periodical-like compilations ⓘ |
| genre |
moral literature
ⓘ
sensational literature ⓘ true crime ⓘ |
| hasPart |
accounts of executions
ⓘ
accounts of trials ⓘ biographies of notorious criminals ⓘ moral reflections ⓘ |
| historicalValue |
source on attitudes to crime and punishment in Georgian England
ⓘ
source on attitudes to crime and punishment in Victorian England ⓘ |
| includes |
accounts of forgers
ⓘ
accounts of highwaymen ⓘ accounts of murderers ⓘ accounts of thieves ⓘ |
| influenced |
Newgate novel
ⓘ
Victorian crime literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
crime
ⓘ
criminals ⓘ executions ⓘ punishment ⓘ |
| moralPosition | supports capital punishment as deterrent ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| portrays | criminal careers from youth to execution ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | Newgate Prison calendar of executions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
source for historical research on crime
ⓘ
source for popular entertainment ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.