The Life and adventures of Bampfylde-Moore Carew, commonly called the king of the beggars [electronic resource] : 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 are 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.
1789
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The Life and adventures of Bampfylde-Moore Carew, commonly called the king of the beggars [electronic resource] : 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 are 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.
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Apology for the life of Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew.
Publication Details
London : printed for John Taylor, MDCCLXXXIX. [1789]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
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204p.,plate ; 12⁰.
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Variously attributed to Bampfylde Moore Carew, to Thomas Price, to Robert Goadby and to his wife Mrs. Goadby.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, N19108.
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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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