Drunks, Whores and Idle Apprentices : Criminal Biographies of the Eighteenth Century

ISBN-13: 9780415050562 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 240 str.

Philip Rawlings;Rawlings Philip

Opis

Criminal biographies enjoyed enormous popularity in the 18th century and today they offer some fascinating perspectives on the period. This book reproduces a number of these biographies including those of street robbers, pickpockets, burglars, horse thieves and confidence tricksters. Each biography is prefaced with background historical information, and thoroughly footnoted.

Spis treści

I The History of…John Sheppard (1724), II The Life and Actions of James Dalton (1730), III The Ordinary of Newgate’s Account: Mary Young (1741), IV The Discoveries of John Poulter (1753–4), V The Life, Travels, Exploits, Frauds and Robberies of Charles Speckman (1763)

O autorze

Philip Rawlings (Author)