Why crime does not pay by Sophie Lyons
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"Why Crime Does Not Pay" by Mrs. Sophie Van Elkan Lyons Burke is a memoir detailing the author's life of crime, written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the experiences of Sophie Lyons, a notorious criminal known as the "Queen of the Underworld," who began her life of theft at a young age, strictly trained by her criminal stepmother. It explores the consequences of her actions and underscores the central
theme that crime ultimately leads to suffering and loss. The opening of the memoir introduces Sophie as a child pickpocket trained to steal from a very young age. It vividly describes her upbringing in a world of crime, where stealing became second nature. Her stepmother instilled in her the belief that stealing was not only acceptable but a skill to be honed, leading to a tumultuous life filled with arrests and the absence of a nurturing environment. Throughout this early narrative, Sophie reflects on her motivations and the misguided notions that led her to embrace a life of crime, setting the stage for her ultimate realization that crime does not pay. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Lyons, Sophie, 1848-1924 |
|---|---|
| Title | Why crime does not pay |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (archive.org) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | HV: Social sciences: Social pathology, Social and Public Welfare |
| Subject | Criminals -- Biography |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 59621 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-59621-1 |
| Release Date | May 27, 2019 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 563 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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