The life and adventures 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 Gipsies; Wherein the Motives of his Conduct will be related and explained: The great Number of Characters and Shapes he has appeared in through Great Britain, Ireland, and several other Places of Europe: With his Travels twice through great Part of America. Giving a Particular Account Of the Origin, Government, Laws, and Customs of the Gipsies; with the Method of Electing their King: and a dictionary of the cant language, used by the mendicants.
1779
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The life and adventures 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 Gipsies; Wherein the Motives of his Conduct will be related and explained: The great Number of Characters and Shapes he has appeared in through Great Britain, Ireland, and several other Places of Europe: With his Travels twice through great Part of America. Giving a Particular Account Of the Origin, Government, Laws, and Customs of the Gipsies; with the Method of Electing their King: and a dictionary of the cant language, used by the mendicants.
Uniform Title
Apology for the life of Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew.
Publication Details
London : sold by T. Forster, R. Armstrong, J. Digby, and W. Locke, MDCCLXXIX. [1779]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
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246p.,plate ; 12⁰.
Note
Variously attributed to Bampfylde Moore Carew to Robert Goadby and to his wife Mrs. Goadby.
Omitting the parallel between Mr. Carew and Tom Jones.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Omitting the parallel between Mr. Carew and Tom Jones.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, T13193.
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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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