Lives Of The Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for…


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"If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square
yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course
of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs
took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to
live in. From remote antiquity, when the seditious were taken _ad furcas
Tyburnam_, until that November day in 1783 when John Austin closed the
long list, the gallows were kept ever busy, and during the first half of
the eighteenth century, with which this book deals, every Newgate
sessions sent thither its thieves, highwaymen and coiners by the score." We have a strange fascination with crime and criminals; and with their punishment... just or otherwise. Here, we have a collection of papers regarding the most infamous criminals of the early eighteenth century selected from the original and authentic memoirs originally published in 1735. - Summary by Lynne Thompson (0 hr 12 min)

Chapters

Introduction 16:30 Read by Jim Gallagher
The Preface 26:48 Read by Jim Gallagher
The Life of JANE GRIFFIN, who was Executed for the Murder of her Maid, January … 17:18 Read by PhyllisV
The Lives of JOHN TRIPPUCK, the Golden Tinman, a Highwayman; RICHARD CANE, a Fo… 13:26 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
The Life of WILLIAM BARTON, a Highwayman 20:16 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
ROBERT PERKINS, Thief 10:01 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
BARBARA SPENCER, Coiner, etc. 11:56 Read by Kristine Bekere
WALTER KENNEDY, a Pirate 16:59 Read by SteveMiller
The Life of MATTHEW CLARK, a Footpad and Murderer 10:14 Read by PhyllisV
The Life of JOHN WINSHIP, Highwayman and Footpad 10:07 Read by PhyllisV
The Life of JOHN MEFF, alias MERTH, a Housebreaker and a Highwayman 9:53 Read by PhyllisV
The Life of JOHN WIGLEY, a Highwayman 4:09 Read by Elizabeth Miles
The Life of WILLIAM CASEY, a Robber 7:06 Read by 5Tommy00
The Life of JOHN DYKES, a Thief and Highwayman 7:52 Read by Blake Butler
The Life of RICHARD JAMES, a Highwayman 5:28 Read by DuckTD
The Life of JAMES WRIGHT, a Highwayman 3:58 Read by DuckTD
The Life of NATHANIEL HAWES, a Thief and a Robber 18:54 Read by PhyllisV
The Life of JOHN JONES, a Pickpocket 6:36 Read by Peter Musgrove
The Life of JOHN SMITH, a Murderer 5:58 Read by Peter Musgrove
The Life of JAMES SHAW, alias SMITH, a Highwayman and Murderer 11:14 Read by Blake Butler
The Life of WILLIAM COLTHOUSE, a Thief and Highwayman 5:58 Read by DuckTD
The Life of WILLIAM BURRIDGE, a Highwayman 6:30 Read by Elizabeth Miles
The Life of JOHN THOMSON, a thief, Highwayman, etc. 6:20 Read by Elizabeth Miles
The Life of THOMAS REEVES, a Notorious Highwayman and Footpad 6:18 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Life of RICHARD WHITTINGHAM, a Footpad and Street robber 4:47 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Life of JAMES BOOTY, a Ravisher 4:57 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Life of THOMAS BUTLOCK, alias BUTLOGE, a Thief 5:38 Read by Elizabeth Miles
The Life of NATHANIEL JACKSON, a Highwayman 7:40 Read by PhyllisV
The Life of JAMES, alias VALENTINE CARRICK, a Notorious Highwayman and Street R… 17:07 Read by PhyllisV
The Life of John MOLONY, a Highwayman and Street Robber 6:18 Read by Elizabeth Miles
The Life of THOMAS WILSON, a Notorious Footpad 17:28 Read by PhyllisV
The Lives of ROBERT WILKINSON and JAMES LINCOLN, Murderers and Footpads 10:22 Read by Kristine Bekere
The Life of MATTHIAS BRINSDEN, a Murderer 12:25 Read by PhyllisV
The Life of EDMUND NEAL, a Footpad 15:11 Read by PhyllisV
The Life of CHARLES WEAVER, a Murderer 7:40 Read by Elizabeth Miles
The Life of JOHN LEVEE, a Highwayman, Footpad, etc. 10:56 Read by PhyllisV
The Lives of RICHARD OAKEY and MATTHEW FLOOD, Street-Robbers and Footpads 6:42 Read by John
The Life of WILLIAM BURK, a Footpad and Highwayman 7:43 Read by John
The Life of LUKE NUNNEY, a murderer 6:37 Read by Andrea Kotzer
The Life of RICHARD TRANTHAM, a Housebreaker 3:44 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Lives of JOHN TYRRELL, a Horse-dealer, and WILLIAM HAWKSWORTH, a Murderer 5:12 Read by Elizabeth Miles
The Life of WILLIAM DUCE, a Notorious Highwayman and Footpad 7:24 Read by Elizabeth Miles
The Life of JAMES BUTLER, a Most notorious Highwayman, Footpad, etc. 5:53 Read by Elizabeth Miles
The Life of CAPTAIN JOHN MASSEY, who died for Piracy 8:58 Read by 5Tommy00
The Life of PHILIP ROCHE, a Pirate, etc. 16:06 Read by Linda Johnson
The Life of HUMPHRY ANGIER, a Highwayman and Footpad 11:25 Read by Linda Johnson
The Life of CAPTAIN STANLEY, a Murderer 20:25 Read by Linda Johnson
The Life of STEPHEN GARDINER, a Highwayman and Housebreaker 14:02 Read by Linda Johnson
The Lives of SAMUEL OGDEN, JOHN PUGH, WILLIAM FROST, RICHARD WOODMAN, and WILLI… 8:01 Read by Linda Johnson
The Life of THOMAS BURDEN, a Robber 6:36 Read by Beau Wood
The Life of FREDERICK SCHMIDT, Alterer of Bank-Notes 7:59 Read by Elizabeth Miles
The Life of PETER CURTIS, a Housebreaker, etc. 10:44 Read by Jervis Hudson
The Life of LUMLEY DAVIS, a Highwayman 7:36 Read by Elizabeth Miles
The Life of JAMES HARMAN, Highwayman 3:19 Read by Username146
The Life of JOHN LEWIS, alias LAURENCE, a Thief, Highwayman, etc. 14:06 Read by Scotty Smith
The History of the WALTHAM BLACKS and their transactions to the death of RICHAR… 32:46 Read by 5Tommy00
The Life of JULIAN, a Black Boy and Incendiary 3:33 Read by John
The Life of ABRAHAM DEVAL, a Lottery Ticket Forger 4:03 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Life of JOSEPH BLAKE, alias BLUESKIN, a Footpad and Highwayman 13:15 Read by Linda Johnson
The Life of the Famous JOHN SHEPHERD, Footpad, Housebreaker and Prison-breaker 25:46 Read by Linda Johnson
The Life of LEWIS HOUSSART, the French Barber, a Murderer 18:40 Read by Linda Johnson
The Life of CHARLES TOWERS, a Minter in Wapping 17:27 Read by Linda Johnson
The Life of THOMAS ANDERSON, a Scotch Thief 16:36 Read by Linda Johnson
The Life of JOSEPH PICKEN, a Highwayman 7:41 Read by Andrea Kotzer
The Life of THOMAS PACKER, a Highwayman 6:00 Read by Andrea Kotzer
The Life of THOMAS BRADLEY, a Street-Robber 4:00 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Life of WILLIAM LIPSAT, a Thief 4:39 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Life of JOHN HEWLET, a Murderer 8:23 Read by Theophania
The Lives of JAMES CAMMEL and WILLIAM MARSHAL, Thieves and Footpads 6:16 Read by Elizabeth Miles
The Life of JOHN GUY, a Deer-stealer 6:00 Read by John
The Life of VINCENT DAVIS, a Murderer 6:13 Read by John
The Life of MARY HANSON, a Murderer 4:44 Read by Lynne T
The Life of BRYAN SMITH, a Threatening Letter Writer 4:13 Read by Colleen McMahon
The Life of JOSEPH WARD, a Footpad 9:21 Read by Colleen McMahon
The Life of JAMES WHITE, a Thief 7:48 Read by Colleen McMahon
The Life of JOSEPH MIDDLETON, Housebreaker and Thief 5:44 Read by 5Tommy00
The Life of JOHN PRICE, a Housebreaker 5:36 Read by 5Tommy00

Reviews

Excellent!


(5 stars)

How glad I am to be living in the age I do! This record indeed confirms our advancement into civilised society! It is incredible to think that just 250 years ago I could have been executed for something as crazy as having a dirty face! You dont believe it? Check out the record about Charles Towers! Thanks to all the readers who made this possible for me to enjoy!

A very interesting and well recorded book


(4.5 stars)

Even though this book is narrated by various people i found each want to be well done especially chapter 3 that sounded professionally done, but I enjoyed all of them. This is a really good book.