Lives Of The Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for…
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Arthur L. Hayward
(4,125 Sterne; 16 Bewertungen)
"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
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 JAMES, alias VALENTINE CARRICK, a Notorious Highwayman and Street R…
17:07
Read by PhyllisV
The Lives of ROBERT WILKINSON and JAMES LINCOLN, Murderers and Footpads
10:22
Read by Kristine Bekere
The Lives of JOHN TYRRELL, a Horse-dealer, and WILLIAM HAWKSWORTH, a Murderer
5:12
Read by Elizabeth Miles
The Lives of SAMUEL OGDEN, JOHN PUGH, WILLIAM FROST, RICHARD WOODMAN, and WILLI…
8:01
Read by Linda Johnson
The History of the WALTHAM BLACKS and their transactions to the death of RICHAR…
32:46
Read by 5Tommy00
The Life of the Famous JOHN SHEPHERD, Footpad, Housebreaker and Prison-breaker
25:46
Read by Linda Johnson
Bewertungen
Excellent!
Basil Simon - MLC
(5 Sterne)
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
Janalyn
(4,5 Sterne)
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.