Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgements x
5. Abbreviations xi
6. Principal characters xii
7. Introduction 1
8. Prologue 18
9. Part 1 1881–91
10. CHAPTER 1 ‘A spider’s web of Police Communication’ 25
11. CHAPTER 2 ‘Panic and indifference’ 38
12. CHAPTER 3 Mr Jenkinson goes to London 50
13. CHAPTER 4 ‘The new detective army’ 63
14. CHAPTER 5 ‘Waiting games 80
15. CHAPTER 6 ‘A long and complicated inquiry’ 90
16. CHAPTER 7 The battle of Trafalgar Square 99
17. CHAPTER 8 Scandal averted 112
18. Part 2 1892–1903
19. CHAPTER 9 ‘A bomb has burst’ 127
20. CHAPTER 10 ‘Men of bad character’ 145
21. CHAPTER 11 ‘Surtout pas trop de zèle’ 161
22. CHAPTER 12 ‘We do not prosecute opinions’ 179
23. Part 3 1904–14
24. CHAPTER 13 Dangerous aliens 195
25. CHAPTER 14 ‘A doctrine of lawlessness’ 213
26. CHAPTER 15 ‘Suffrage forces in the field' 222
27. CHAPTER 16 The waning of militancy and the rise of counter-espionage 238
28. Conclusion 257
29. Notes 270
30. Bibliography 322
31. Index 332