Seven Wives and Seven Prisons / Or, Experiences in the Life of a Matrimonial Monomaniac. A True Story

A man recounts a turbulent life marked by seven marriages and multiple imprisonments, moving between elopements, arrests, trials, and prison sentences. He describes arrests for bigamy and forgery, experiences in different jails and prison labor, efforts to win pardons, and several dramatic escapes. Personal conflicts include family hostilities, attempted abductions and violent confrontations, betrayals within households, and troubled relations with children and former partners. Interspersed with episodic adventures such as travel, fishing, and schemes to secure companions, the narrative closes with the search for stability and a domestic reconciliation late in life.