The life of Jonathan Wild, from his birth to his death [electronic resource] : Containing his rise and progress in roguery; his first acquaintance with thieves; by what arts he made himself their head, or governor; his discipline over them; his policy and great cunning in governing them; and the several classes of thieves under his command. In which all his intrigues, plots and artifices are accounted for, and laid open. Intermix'd with variety of diverting stories, by H.D. late clerk to Justice R-.
1725
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The life of Jonathan Wild, from his birth to his death [electronic resource] : Containing his rise and progress in roguery; his first acquaintance with thieves; by what arts he made himself their head, or governor; his discipline over them; his policy and great cunning in governing them; and the several classes of thieves under his command. In which all his intrigues, plots and artifices are accounted for, and laid open. Intermix'd with variety of diverting stories, by H.D. late clerk to Justice R-.
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H. D.
Publication Details
Dublin : Re-printed by Pressick Rider, and Thomas Harbin, for Pat. Dugan, on Cork-Hill, and Tho. Thornton, in Dames Street, 1725.
Place of Publication or Printing
Ireland -- Dublin.
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English
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vi,50p. ; 8⁰.
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Sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe (Crossley, Trent, Hutchins, Moore, Novak). Attribution disputed by Furbank and Owens, Defoe de-attributions.
Justice R- = Lord Chief Justice Raymond who sentenced Wild to execution.
Reproduction of original from National Library of Ireland.
Justice R- = Lord Chief Justice Raymond who sentenced Wild to execution.
Reproduction of original from National Library of Ireland.
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English Short Title Catalog, T168632.
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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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Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731, attributed name.
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