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A collection of historical writings about 18th-century roguery, criminality and skull-duggery. Lucy Moore's selection features a diverse gallery of criminals ranging from infamous thieves and murderers, whores and highwaymen, pirates and fraudsters. With extracts from popular journalism, such as The Newgate Calender, and biographical accounts, this book presents the 18th-century criminal underworld in the racy idiomatic language of the time.

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This text is a collection of historical accounts of 18th-century roguery, criminality and skull-duggery. It features a diverse gallery of criminals, ranging from infamous thieves and murderers, whores and highway men, pirates and fraudsters. With extracts from popular journalism and biographical accounts, this volume presents the 18th-century criminal underworld in the idiomatic language of the time.
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Lucy Moore is a freelance historian. She is the author of The Thieves' Opera and a biography of Lord Hervey, Amphibious Thing (Sept 2000). She is currently working on a biography of Richard II for Viking.

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  • PublisherPenguin
  • Publication date2001
  • ISBN 10 0141003464
  • ISBN 13 9780141003467
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages292
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