The Fleet Prison, London: the courtyard, with prisoners playing racquets while others stand and talk. Wood engraving by Fleming after A.C. Pugin and T. Rowlandson.

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The Fleet Prison, London: the courtyard, with prisoners playing racquets while others stand and talk. Wood engraving by Fleming after A.C. Pugin and T. Rowlandson.