A Book of Scoundrels
Author(s): Charles Whibley
Genre(s): History
Narrators: Greg Lewin
Number of Chapters: 24
Length: 06 hours and 11 minutes
Language: English
An ironic history of British criminals, mostly pre-Victorian pickpockets, highwaymen and thieves. Here we meet Moll Cutpurse the Queen of thieves, Jonathan Wild the Thief-taker General, Captain Hind the gallant highwayman and many others. The book begins with an essay on the artistic achievements of thievery followed by a sequence of short biographies. Summary by Greg Lewin
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The audiobook A Book of Scoundrels falls under the genres of History. It is written by Charles Whibley.