Book of Scoundrels - Free Audiobook

Book of Scoundrels - Free Audiobook

Author(s): Charles Whibley,

Language: English

1 / 24Introduction - Part 1

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24 Chapter(s)
  • 1. Introduction - Part 1
  • 2. Introduction - Part 2
  • 3. Captain Hind
  • 4. Moll Cutpurse and Jonathan Wild - Part 1, Moll Cutpurse
  • 5. Moll Cutpurse and Jonathan Wild - Part 2, Jonathan Wild
  • 6. Moll Cutpurse and Jonathan Wild - Part 3, A Parallel
  • 7. Ralph Briscoe
  • 8. Gilderoy and Sixteen-string Jack - Part 1, Gilderoy
  • 9. Gilderoy and Sixteen-string Jack - Part 2, Sixteen-string Jack
  • 10. Gilderoy and Sixteen-string Jack - Part 3, A Parallel
  • 11. Thomas Pureney
  • 12. Sheppard and Cartouche - Part 1, Jack Sheppard
  • 13. Sheppard and Cartouche - Part 2, Louis-Dominique Cartouche
  • 14. Sheppard and Cartouche - Part 3, A Parallel
  • 15. Vaux
  • 16. George Barrington
  • 17. The Switcher and Gentleman Harry - Part 1, The Switcher
  • 18. The Switcher and Gentleman Harry - Part 2, Gentleman Harry
  • 19. The Switcher and Gentleman Harry - Part 3, A Parallel
  • 20. Brodie and Peace - Part 1, Deacon Brodie
  • 21. Brodie and Peace - Part 2, Charles Peace
  • 22. Brodie and Peace - Part 3, A Parallel
  • 23. The Man in the Grey Suit
  • 24. Monsieur L'Abbé

About

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

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