Outlaws and Highwaymen: The Cult of the Robber in England from the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth CenturyThis book is a full-length study devoted to the English robbers of history and legend. It draws on street ballads and social commentary, reportage and satire, gossip and high literature, popular anecdotes and criminal biographies. |
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the Cult of the Robber | 1 |
Guests at Robin Hoods Table | 7 |
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