Book contents
- Undercover
- Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-century Literature and Culture
- Undercover
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Doing the Amateur Casual
- 2 Undercover Authors
- 3 Emigration with a Vengeance
- 4 Massacre of the Innocents
- 5 Splendid Paupers
- 6 The Other Side of the Hedge
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies In Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture
Epilogue
The Inside Story
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 March 2025
Book contents
- Undercover
- Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-century Literature and Culture
- Undercover
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Doing the Amateur Casual
- 2 Undercover Authors
- 3 Emigration with a Vengeance
- 4 Massacre of the Innocents
- 5 Splendid Paupers
- 6 The Other Side of the Hedge
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies In Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture
Summary
The conclusion considers the limits of undercover journalism as illustrated by the special case of prison investigating. Though widely considered impossible to infiltrate, prisons were in fact among the earliest social realms to attract undercover investigators. Yet the reports brought back by these intrepid journalists ultimately confirm the experiential gap separating the ostensible subjects of undercover reporting and the observers.
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- UndercoverVictorian Investigative Journalism in Fact and Fiction, pp. 242 - 260Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025