A general history of the lives and adventures of the most famous highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers, and pyrates. The whole interspersed with several diverting tales, and embellished with the heads of the most remarkable villains, neatly engraved. By Capt. Mackelcan

All titles

• A general history of the lives and adventures of the most famous highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers, and pyrates. The whole interspersed with several diverting tales, and embellished with the heads of the most remarkable villains, neatly engraved. By Capt. Mackelcan
• General history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates. Selections

People / Organizations

• Daniel Defoe (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for R. Richards, the corner of Bernard's Inn, in Holborn, MDCCLIII. [1753]

Added name

Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731, attributed name.; Johnson, Charles, active 1724-1731. General history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates.; Smith, Alexander, active 1714-1726. History of the lives of the most noted highway-men.; Richards, Robert, active 1738-1766, bookseller.

Publication year

1753

ESTC No.

T203039

Grub Street ID

233766

Description

viii, 47, [1], 3-52, 324 p., [9] leaves of plates : ill. ; 12°.

Note

In fact chiefly selections from "A general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates .. by Capt. Charles Johnson". Sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe (Hutchins, Moore, Novak, Schonhorn). Attribution disputed by Furbank and Owens, Defoe de-attributions

"The history of the lives of the most noted highway-men..." was published in 1714 and authored by Capt. Alexander Smith

Some plates are signed: "B. Cole sc."; Certain sections have special title pages

This ed. not in Moore.

Uncontrolled note

This ed. not in Moore