Outlaws and highwaymen : the cult of the robber in England from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century
Spraggs, Gillian, 1952-2001
Book
This book is a full-length study devoted to the English robbers of history and legend. It draws on street ballads and social commentary, reportage and satire, gossip and high literature, popular anecdotes and criminal biographies.
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Imprint:
London : Pimlico, 2001.
Collation:
viii, 372p., [8]p. of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-292) and index.
ISBN:
9780712664790 (pbk)
Dewey class:
364.15520942
Language:
English
BRN:
725678