CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
INTRODUCTION[ix]
REFERENCES[xv]
[I.]PAST AND PRESENT[1]
[II.]THE ANCIENTS AND THE DEBTOR[20]
[III.]OF IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT IN ENGLAND[36]
[IV.]HOW THE MACHINE WORKS[58]
[V.]WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION[76]
[VI.]BANKRUPTCY[106]
[VII.]DIVORCE[125]
[VIII.]FLAT-TRAPS AND THEIR VICTIMS[152]
[IX.]POVERTY AND PROCEDURE[172]
[X.]CRIME AND PUNISHMENT[189]
[XI.]THE POLICE COURT[213]
[XII.]LANDLORD AND TENANT[233]
[XIII.]THE TWO PUBLIC HOUSES: I. THE ALEHOUSE[252]
[XIV.]THE TWO PUBLIC HOUSES: II. THE WORKHOUSE[271]
[XV.]REMEDIES OF TO-DAY[285]
[XVI.]REMEDIES OF TO-MORROW[299]
INDEX[311]