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A Book of Scoundrels

by Charles WHIBLEY (1859 - 1930)

Captain Hind

A Book of Scoundrels

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

Listen next episodes of A Book of Scoundrels:
Brodie and Peace - Part 1, Deacon Brodie , Brodie and Peace - Part 2, Charles Peace , Brodie and Peace - Part 3, A Parallel , George Barrington , Gilderoy and Sixteen-string Jack - Part 1, Gilderoy , Gilderoy and Sixteen-string Jack - Part 2, Sixteen-string Jack , Gilderoy and Sixteen-string Jack - Part 3, A Parallel , Moll Cutpurse and Jonathan Wild - Part 1, Moll Cutpurse , Moll Cutpurse and Jonathan Wild - Part 2, Jonathan Wild , Moll Cutpurse and Jonathan Wild - Part 3, A Parallel , Monsieur L'Abbé , Ralph Briscoe , Sheppard and Cartouche - Part 1, Jack Sheppard , Sheppard and Cartouche - Part 2, Louis-Dominique Cartouche , Sheppard and Cartouche - Part 3, A Parallel , The Man in the Grey Suit , The Switcher and Gentleman Harry - Part 1, The Switcher , The Switcher and Gentleman Harry - Part 2, Gentleman Harry , The Switcher and Gentleman Harry - Part 3, A Parallel , Thomas Pureney , Vaux