The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon The Report of the Secret Commission

Stead, William T

ISBN 10: 1463647689 / ISBN 13: 9781463647681

Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

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Binding is solid. Pages unmarked and only a little aged. Cover has minimal wear. ; 6 X 0.33 X 9 inches; 132 pages. Seller Inventory # 36493

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Title: The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon The ...

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: 2012

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good+

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Synopsis:

The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon Serialized in the "Pall Mall Gazette" during July, 1885, the Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon created a sensation in Victorian London with its shocking depiction of a rampant child sex trade thriving in the nation's capital. It related stories of girls as young as thirteen who had been inveigled into houses of ill repute by scheming abductresses, where they were pressured, manipulated, or even coe... Full description

About the Author:

W. T. Stead was a journalist and social reformer influential in England at the turn of the 20th century. Antony E. Simpson, editor, has published extensively in the fields of social and legal history and is professor emeritus at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York.