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Georgian London was a city of extraordinary contrast: its elegance and refinement thrived amid appalling filth and foul smells, decadence and depravity. Crime was everywhere, from pickpockets and prostitutes to murderous highwaymen, as London bulged with riches from its overseas colonies. The Thieves' Opera is the story of the city, and of its two greatest criminals, Jonathan Wild and Jack Sheppard. Wild, whose excesses led to his being known as "Thief-taker General," dominated London's criminal world. And Sheppard spent his time drinking, gambling, housebreaking, and whoring. When Sheppard refused to bow to Wild's authority, Wild had him arrested. But Sheppard's extraordinary ability to escape from prison-repeatedly-made him a celebrated folk hero. Eventually the rivalry spiraled to a dramatic climax involving the entire city. An eminently readable blend of popular history and scholarship, this book is a fascinating window into a world that confounds the modern imagination.
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- Title The Thieves' Opera
- Author Lucy Moore
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Edition
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Mariner Books, San Diego
- Date 2000-01-27
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780156006408 / 0156006405
- Weight 1.04 lbs (0.47 kg)
- Dimensions 8.97 x 6 x 1.07 in (22.78 x 15.24 x 2.72 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Wild, Jonathan, Sheppard, Jack
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00269956
- Dewey Decimal Code 364.162
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"A remarkably vivid and convincing portrait of London in the age of Hogarth . . . With considerable gusto, Moore devotes herself to a depiction of this criminal world in all its squalid glory. Excellent."-The Washington Post
“A fascinating history that wades deep into the criminal mire of Georgian London."-Scotland on Sunday
“A fascinating history that wades deep into the criminal mire of Georgian London."-Scotland on Sunday
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