"Abridged from the second, greatly expanded edition of 1870."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 240. "Checklist of Acton's works": pages 241-246) and index.
Contents
Prostitution defined -- Prostitution in England -- Diseases the result of prostitution -- Existing provision for the control and relief of prostitutes -- Prostitution in France -- Causes of prostitution -- Regulation of prostitution -- Amelioration of prostitution -- Prevention of prostitution -- The Haymarket in the eighteen-fifties -- The Argyll Rooms in the eighteen-fifties -- Manners and morals of Stockholm -- Two reviews of Acton's Prostitution.