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- Title
- A general history of the lives and adventures of the most famous highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers
- Description
- This volume of tales and ballads demonstrates the public desire for stories of crime, even in the elite social circle that could purchase such a large and well-illustrated history. Robin Hood is perhaps the most legendary criminal narrative. Many stories of this mythic figure were told as ballads, the earliest surviving, “Robin Hood and the Monk,” dating back to the 15th century. Both Jack Sheppard and Blueskin Blake can also be found in this collection.
- Call Number (click link to view in library catalog)
- XQ. 828 J63G
- Authors
- Johnson, Charles
- Full Title
- A general history of the lives and adventures of the most famous highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers, &c. : to which is added, a genuine account of the voyages and plunders of the most notorious pyrates, interspersed with several diverting tales, and pleasant songs, and adorned with the heads of the most remarkable villians, curiously engraved on copper.
- Date
- 1734
- From the Exhibit
- Crymes and Rhymes: Criminal Celebrity
- Publisher
- Printed for J Janeway
- Location
- London
- Language
- English
- Rights
-
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- Text
- Medium
- Book
- Bibliographic Citation
- Johnson, Charles. A General History of the Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Street-Robbers, &c. : to Which Is Added, a Genuine Account of the Voyages and Plunders of the Most Notorious Pyrates, Interspersed with Several Diverting Tales, and Pleasant Songs, and Adorned with the Heads of the Most Remarkable Villians, Curiously Engraved on Copper. London: Printed for and sold by J. Janeway, in White-Fyers and by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1734.