10 Books That Were Written In Prison
To Althea, from Prison:
To Althea, from Prison is a romantic poem written by Richard Lovelace in 1642. It is one of Lovelace's best known works, and its final stanza's first line ("Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage") is often quoted. Lovelace wrote the poem while he was imprisoned in Gatehouse Prison for petitioning to have the Clergy Act 1640 canceled. Althea's identity is unidentified. "She may even have been a product of Lovelace's imagination. However, evidence suggests she was a woman named Lucy Sacheverell."
Letter From Birmingham Jail:
Letter From Birmingham Jail, also known as Letter from Birmingham City Jail and The Negro Is Your Brother, is a letter written by Martin Luther King, Jr., an American civil rights leader on 16th April 1963 in response to the 8 local clergymen. The letter - A call for Unity (It stated that African-Americans should press their case for equal rights through the courts and not by demonstrations) during his stay in Birmingham Jail. He was also arrested for arranging a non-violent remonstration against racial segregation in Alabama.
