Dick Turpin - Sharpe, J. A.
the myth of the English highwayman
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"As Dick Turpin went to the scaffold in York in 1739 he was determined to look his best. The previous day he had a new frock coat and pumps delivered to him in the condemned man's cell in York Castle Prison. And he paid 3 [pound] and 10 shillings for five men to act as mourners." "In this biography of one of Britain's best-known villains, James Sharpe examines the cult of the highwayman, how crime developed in the eighteenth century, and the treatment of criminals in those days. In the absence of any police...
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2004 Uitgever: Profile Books 258 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 1861972989 ISBN-13: 9781861972989Koop dit boek tweedehands
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