Book of Scoundrels
Charles Whibley
24 chapters · 6 h 12 min · English
Read by Greg Lewin
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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
Chapters
1 Introduction - Part 1 29 min 2 Introduction - Part 2 33 min 3 Captain Hind 25 min 4 Moll Cutpurse and Jonathan Wild - Part 1, Moll Cutpurse 27 min 5 Moll Cutpurse and Jonathan Wild - Part 2, Jonathan Wild 15 min 6 Moll Cutpurse and Jonathan Wild - Part 3, A Parallel 7 min 7 Ralph Briscoe 18 min 8 Gilderoy and Sixteen-string Jack - Part 1, Gilderoy 16 min 9 Gilderoy and Sixteen-string Jack - Part 2, Sixteen-string Jack 16 min 10 Gilderoy and Sixteen-string Jack - Part 3, A Parallel 9 min 11 Thomas Pureney 18 min 12 Sheppard and Cartouche - Part 1, Jack Sheppard 12 min 13 Sheppard and Cartouche - Part 2, Louis-Dominique Cartouche 14 min 14 Sheppard and Cartouche - Part 3, A Parallel 7 min 15 Vaux 8 min 16 George Barrington 17 min 17 The Switcher and Gentleman Harry - Part 1, The Switcher 19 min 18 The Switcher and Gentleman Harry - Part 2, Gentleman Harry 18 min 19 The Switcher and Gentleman Harry - Part 3, A Parallel 5 min 20 Brodie and Peace - Part 1, Deacon Brodie 15 min 21 Brodie and Peace - Part 2, Charles Peace 17 min 22 Brodie and Peace - Part 3, A Parallel 6 min 23 The Man in the Grey Suit 11 min 24 Monsieur L'Abbé 11 min
