A Complete History of the Lives and Robberies of the Most Notorious Highwaymen, Footpads, Shoplifts and Cheats of Both Sexes : Previously published 1719 and 1926

Smith, Captain Alexander/ Hayward, Arthur L. (EDT)

Routledge（2002/06発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 666 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780415286787
• DDC分類 364.10922

基本説明

Edited by Arthur L. Hayward. Previously published 1719 and 1926. This reprint makes available the 1926 reissue of Captain Smith's fifth edition and includes an introduction by Arthur L. Hayward, which sets the accounts in the appropriate historical context.

Full Description

A Complete History of the Highwaymen discloses the most secret and barbarous murders, unparalleled robberies, notorious thefts and unheard of cheats, setting them in a true light and exposing them to public view for the common benefit of mankind. The accounts and confessions are drawn from imprisoned villains who awaited their fate at the gallows.
This reprint makes available the 1926 reissue of Captain Smith's fifth edition and includes an introduction by Arthur L. Hayward, which sets the accounts in the appropriate historical context.

Contents

The History of the Highwaymen; The Thieves' New Canting Dictionary; The History of the Highwaymen; The History of the Highwaymen