An apology for the life of Mr Bampfylde-Moore Carew [electronic resource] : commonly called the king of the beggars: being an impartial account of his life, from his leaving Tiverton School, at the Age of Fifteen, and entering into a Society of Gypsies, to the present Time; wherein the Motives of his Conduct will be explain'd, and the great Number of Characters and Shapes he has appear'd in through Great Britain, Ireland, and several other Places of Europe, be related; with his Travels twice through great Part of America. A particular account of the origin, government, language, laws, and customs of the gypsies; their method of electing their King, &c. And a Parallel drawn after the Manner of Plutarch, between Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew, and Mr. Thomas Jones.
1768
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An apology for the life of Mr Bampfylde-Moore Carew [electronic resource] : commonly called the king of the beggars: being an impartial account of his life, from his leaving Tiverton School, at the Age of Fifteen, and entering into a Society of Gypsies, to the present Time; wherein the Motives of his Conduct will be explain'd, and the great Number of Characters and Shapes he has appear'd in through Great Britain, Ireland, and several other Places of Europe, be related; with his Travels twice through great Part of America. A particular account of the origin, government, language, laws, and customs of the gypsies; their method of electing their King, &c. And a Parallel drawn after the Manner of Plutarch, between Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew, and Mr. Thomas Jones.
Author
Goadby, Robert, 1721-1778.
Edition
The eighth edition.
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London : printed for R. Goadby [Sherborne]; W. Owen, Bookseller, at Temple-Bar; and J. Lee, near Cripplegate, MDCCLXVIII. [1768]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
Description
xxiv,iv,347,[1]p. ; 12⁰.
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Attributed to Robert Goadby.
Based on the anonymous 'Life and adventures of Bampfylde-Moore Carew', published in Exeter in 1745.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Based on the anonymous 'Life and adventures of Bampfylde-Moore Carew', published in Exeter in 1745.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, T110289.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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