Highwaymen, Outlaws and Bandits of London - Softcover

Elborough, Travis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904153135 ISBN 13: 9781904153139

Publisher: Pitkin Publishing, 2002

Synopsis

Do you ever hear adults talking about the good old days, when the streets of London were safe? Well, for most of its history, London s streets have probably been among the most dangerous in the world. In the good old days you could hardly go out of your 30-bedroom house without a highwayman demanding your money or your life. In this book, discover the truth about Dick Turpin; how to be a successful highwaymen; and which king liked to dress up as a bandit. Read about the larger-than-life characters who hoofed it on London s roads, including: the highwayman who swapped his horse for some ice skates; the handsome thief who became every lady s choice of robber; and a pipe-smoking lady called Moll. Take yourself back to the days when Hyde Park was humming with highwaymen and a chap on a horse with a mask could make a dishonest living robbing from the rich. Take yourself back to the days when the streets of London hummed with the hooves of highwaymen s horses and the melodic sound of "Stand and deliver!".

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About the Author

Travis Elborough is a freelance writer who lives in North London. Once upon a time he hoped to buy a spawling Bavarian castle and spend the dark hours building a hideous monster in a custom-built laboratory housed in the basement. But these days he can't help thinking that the whole mad scientist thing has become such a cliche and would happily settle for a garden flat with period features in NW5.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pitkin Publishing
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1904153135
• ISBN 13: 9781904153139
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96