IMMORTAL TURPIN. The Authentic History of England's Most Notorious Highwayman

Author: Ash (Arty) compiled by & Day (Julius E.) written by:
Year: 1948
Publisher: Staples Press
First Edition
Edition Details: 1st edn.
Book Condition: Vg+/Vg.
Price: £15.00
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Hardback. A well-documented biography of the greatest 'gentleman of the road' giving the true unvarnished tale of his life, sign-posted almost day by day with cuttings from contemporary news sheets. The factual story corroborates once again the old adage 'truth is stranger than fiction'; for the manner of Turpin's unmasking alone is stranger than anything that an author might devise. His importance in the annals of crime is exemplified by the following quotation from 'Common Sense', July 30th 1737, in which the Parliament of King George II was urged to use the whole British Army of those days to surround Epping Forest (then 60,000 acres) in order to rid the country of 'the infamous Turpin, who hath robbed in a manner scarce ever known before... and is grown so insolent and impudent as to threaten particular persons, and become openly dangerous to the lives as well as the fortunes of the people of England.' Illus., Bibliog., Appendices and Index. 156pp. 8vo. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Includes loosely inserted newspaper cutting on Turpin. Lightly browned pp. o/w Vg+ in vg. dw. which has small piece missing from head of sp./fr. cover.

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