Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Head, Richard

Titel

The English rogue, or, Witty extravagant : described in the life of Meriton Latroon ... the four parts [Elektronische Ressource]

Ort / Verlag

London : Printed for J. Back

Erscheinungsjahr

1688

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• "Containing : the description of his birth and parentage ; his early waggeries and more mature villanies ; the hardships and punishments he endured ; the many pollicies and stratagems he invented to support himself, and the various discoveries of cheats and rogueries made by him ; his many escapes from danger, and the frequent troubles and pressures of mind he lay under for his wicked exploits ; his many witty expressions and observations of things and matters ; his amourous discourses and entertainment ; and in fine, his various fortunes and misfortunes through the whole course of his life : with the eminent cheats and artifaces of either sex layed upon as a warning to all persons to shun the mischiefs that attends an evil course of life, &c.". - "To the author" signed: J.S. - "To the reader" signed : M.L. - Illustrated frontispiece depicting highwaymen on horseback. - Imperfect: Pages have print show-through with some loss of print. - Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library. - Wing, H1252
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