Background.
‘How dreadful its rough heavy walls, and low massive doors, appeared to us – the latter looking as if they were made for the express purpose of letting people in, and never letting them out again.‘ is a quotation from Sketches by Boz, Scenes , Chapter 24 (Criminal Courts).
Sketches by Boz is a collection of short pieces written by Charles Dickens and published as a book in 1836.
Context.
Description of Newgate prison. Newgate featured a number of times in Charles Dickens novels.
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