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Title: A Book of Scoundrels
Author: Charles Whibley
Duration: 06:11:55
Language: English
An ironic history of British criminals, mostly pre-Victorian pickpockets, highwaymen and thieves. Here we meet Moll Cutpurse the Queen of thieves, Jonathan Wild the Thief-taker General, Captain Hind the gallant highwayman and many others. The book begins with an essay on the artistic achievements of thievery followed by a sequence of short biographies. Summary by Greg Lewin


Genre(s): History
Category
Highway Men
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