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A Book of Scoundrels

A Book of Scoundrels

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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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Introduction - Part 1 (Greg Lewin)
Introduction - Part 2 (Greg Lewin)
Captain Hind (Greg Lewin)
Moll Cutpurse and Jonathan Wild - Part 1, Moll Cutpurse (Greg Lewin)
Moll Cutpurse and Jonathan Wild - Part 2, Jonathan Wild (Greg Lewin)
Moll Cutpurse and Jonathan Wild - Part 3, A Parallel (Greg Lewin)
Ralph Briscoe (Greg Lewin)
Gilderoy and Sixteen-string Jack - Part 1, Gilderoy (Greg Lewin)
Gilderoy and Sixteen-string Jack - Part 2, Sixteen-string Jack (Greg Lewin)
Gilderoy and Sixteen-string Jack - Part 3, A Parallel (Greg Lewin)
Thomas Pureney (Greg Lewin)
Sheppard and Cartouche - Part 1, Jack Sheppard (Greg Lewin)
Sheppard and Cartouche - Part 2, Louis-Dominique Cartouche (Greg Lewin)
Sheppard and Cartouche - Part 3, A Parallel (Greg Lewin)
Vaux (Greg Lewin)
George Barrington (Greg Lewin)
The Switcher and Gentleman Harry - Part 1, The Switcher (Greg Lewin)
The Switcher and Gentleman Harry - Part 2, Gentleman Harry (Greg Lewin)
The Switcher and Gentleman Harry - Part 3, A Parallel (Greg Lewin)
Brodie and Peace - Part 1, Deacon Brodie (Greg Lewin)
Brodie and Peace - Part 2, Charles Peace (Greg Lewin)
Brodie and Peace - Part 3, A Parallel (Greg Lewin)
The Man in the Grey Suit (Greg Lewin)
Monsieur L'Abbé (Greg Lewin)
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