FAMOUS PRISONERS OF WORMWOOD SCRUBS (SIGNED)

Softcover. SIGNED. The author explores the notorious London prison’s most infamous inmates. Dubbed Britain’s “media-soaked” jail, it housed figures like Rolling Stone Keith Richards, jailed for drugs, and spy George Blake, whose 1966 escape captivated the nation. He profiles a rogues’ gallery — musician Sir Michael Tippett, writer Joe Orton, fraudster John Stonehouse, and conman Charles Bronson — alongside lesser-known villains. The book blends tales of spies, liars, and rebels with the prison’s grim history, offering a vivid snapshot of crime, punishment, and celebrity behind the Scrubs’ walls. Illus. + Bibliog. 122pp. soft cover. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY STEPHEN WADE. F. with no creasing to covers.