Con Men and Cutpurses by Lucy Moore

Con Men and Cutpurses by Lucy Moore

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With extracts from popular jorunalism and biographical accounts, this volume presents the 18th-century criminal underworld in the idiomatic language of the time.

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Con Men and Cutpurses by Lucy Moore

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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ISBN 13 9780713993929
ISBN 10 0713993928
Title Con Men and Cutpurses
Author Lucy Moore
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2000-06-19
Number of pages 336
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