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A Book of Scoundrels
by Charles WHIBLEY (1859 - 1930)The Switcher and Gentleman Harry - Part 2, Gentleman Harry
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 , Monsieur L'Abbé , The Man in the Grey Suit , The Switcher and Gentleman Harry - Part 3, A Parallel