A LEEDS MALEFACTOR OF 1752

Softcover. Reprinted from the Thoresby Society's "Miscellanae" Vol. XXVI. A thrilling story of how the Devil visited Leeds in the middle of the 18th-century. In 1752 a person masquerading as the Devil went to rob the home of Mr William Fearn - a Leeds clothworker - and this gentleman managed to dismantle the horns and mask of the intruder while he fought him in his bedroom. He then escaped leaving Mr Fearn bleeding from wounds. Pages numbered 148pp-154pp. Thread-sewn card covers. Vg.