Defoe on Sheppard and Wild
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-17312004
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Jonathan Wild was the Thief-Taker General who helped to recapture a number of criminals only to be tried and executed himself for racketeering. Daniel Defoe was the first to re-tell these true crime tales, based on personal interviews in Newgate.
Main title:
Defoe on Sheppard and Wild / by Daniel Defoe ; edited with an introduction by Richard Holmes.
Imprint:
London : Harper Perennial, 2004.
Collation:
xxxii, 122 p. ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119) and index.
Contents:
Contents: The history of the remarkable life of John Sheppard - A narrative of all the robberies, escapes etc of John Sheppard - The true and genuine account of the life and actions of the late Jonathan Wild.
ISBN:
9780007111688 (pbk)
Local class:
364.1092 WILD
Language:
English
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BRN:
432563