Book of Scoundrels

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023
In Category - History
Charles Whibley 1897
English
  • Introduction - Part 1
  • Introduction - Part 2
  • Captain Hind
  • Moll Cutpurse and Jonathan Wild - Part 1, Moll Cutpurse
  • Moll Cutpurse and Jonathan Wild - Part 2, Jonathan Wild
  • Moll Cutpurse and Jonathan Wild - Part 3, A Parallel
  • Ralph Briscoe
  • Gilderoy and Sixteen-string Jack - Part 1, Gilderoy
  • Gilderoy and Sixteen-string Jack - Part 2, Sixteen-string Jack
  • Gilderoy and Sixteen-string Jack - Part 3, A Parallel
  • Thomas Pureney
  • Sheppard and Cartouche - Part 1, Jack Sheppard
  • Sheppard and Cartouche - Part 2, Louis-Dominique Cartouche
  • Sheppard and Cartouche - Part 3, A Parallel
  • Vaux
  • George Barrington
  • The Switcher and Gentleman Harry - Part 1, The Switcher
  • The Switcher and Gentleman Harry - Part 2, Gentleman Harry
  • The Switcher and Gentleman Harry - Part 3, A Parallel
  • Brodie and Peace - Part 1, Deacon Brodie
  • Brodie and Peace - Part 2, Charles Peace
  • Brodie and Peace - Part 3, A Parallel
  • The Man in the Grey Suit
  • Monsieur L'Abbé
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

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