A history of the lives and exploits of the most remarkable pirates, highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers, &c. Interspersed with several tales, and pleasant songs. Adorned with the effigies of the most notorious offenders, curiously engraven on copper. ...
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- A history of the lives and exploits of the most remarkable pirates, highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers, &c. Interspersed with several tales, and pleasant songs. Adorned with the effigies of the most notorious offenders, curiously engraven on copper. ...
- General history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates. Selections
- History of the lives of the most noted highway-men. Selections.
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Birmingham: printed and sold by T. Aris, 1742.
- Publication year
- 1742-1742
- ESTC No.
- T190100
- Grub Street ID
- 225348
- Description
- [2],373,[3]p.,plates ; 2⁰
- Note
- Capt. Charles Johnson = Daniel Defoe.
Consists of the lives of the pirates selected from the first volume of Defoe's 'A general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates .. by Captain Charles Johnson', interspersed with selections from the lives of highwaymen and others from Capt. Alexander Smith's 'The history of the lives of the most noted highway-men'.