The Road to Tyburn: The Story of Jack Sheppard and the Eighteenth-century London Underworld |
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... thief . But in a selfish age of violence and cruelty he was neither violent nor cruel , and in an underworld of informers , spies , crimps , and thief- takers he was faithful to his friends to the point of chivalry . Throughout the long ...
... thief . But in a selfish age of violence and cruelty he was neither violent nor cruel , and in an underworld of informers , spies , crimps , and thief- takers he was faithful to his friends to the point of chivalry . Throughout the long ...
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... thief - takers , unpleasant and shifty creatures who slunk about the underworld watching and listening for information which might be of use to them . The thief - taker was officially created towards the end of the seventeenth century ...
... thief - takers , unpleasant and shifty creatures who slunk about the underworld watching and listening for information which might be of use to them . The thief - taker was officially created towards the end of the seventeenth century ...
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... thief who made a living and a name for himself outside his organization was a danger to its successful running . If Wild's organization was to flourish ideally every accomplished professional thief in London must belong to it . There ...
... thief who made a living and a name for himself outside his organization was a danger to its successful running . If Wild's organization was to flourish ideally every accomplished professional thief in London must belong to it . There ...
Contents
THE LEGEND | 15 |
THE BACKGROUND | 20 |
BOYHOOD AND APPRENTICESHIP | 42 |
Copyright | |
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The Road to Tyburn: The Story of Jack Sheppard and the Eighteenth Century ... Christopher Hibbert No preview available - 2001 |
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