A Book of Scoundrels
by Charles WHIBLEY (1859 - 1930)
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 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