A Book of Scoundrels


Gelesen von Greg Lewin

(3 stars; 2 reviews)

An ironic history of British criminals, mostly pre-Victorian pickpockets, highwaymen and thieves. Here we meet Moll Cutpurse the Queen of thieves, Jonathan Wild the Thief-taker General, Captain Hind the gallant highwayman and many others. The book begins with an essay on the artistic achievements of thievery followed by a sequence of short biographies. Summary by Greg Lewin (6 hr 11 min)

Kapitel

Introduction - Part 1 28:50 Gelesen von Greg Lewin
Introduction - Part 2 32:37 Gelesen von Greg Lewin
Captain Hind 25:07 Gelesen von Greg Lewin
Moll Cutpurse and Jonathan Wild - Part 1, Moll Cutpurse 26:45 Gelesen von Greg Lewin
Moll Cutpurse and Jonathan Wild - Part 2, Jonathan Wild 15:29 Gelesen von Greg Lewin
Moll Cutpurse and Jonathan Wild - Part 3, A Parallel 7:29 Gelesen von Greg Lewin
Ralph Briscoe 17:54 Gelesen von Greg Lewin
Gilderoy and Sixteen-string Jack - Part 1, Gilderoy 16:07 Gelesen von Greg Lewin
Gilderoy and Sixteen-string Jack - Part 2, Sixteen-string Jack 16:18 Gelesen von Greg Lewin
Gilderoy and Sixteen-string Jack - Part 3, A Parallel 9:14 Gelesen von Greg Lewin
Thomas Pureney 17:37 Gelesen von Greg Lewin
Sheppard and Cartouche - Part 1, Jack Sheppard 11:55 Gelesen von Greg Lewin
Sheppard and Cartouche - Part 2, Louis-Dominique Cartouche 14:16 Gelesen von Greg Lewin
Sheppard and Cartouche - Part 3, A Parallel 6:41 Gelesen von Greg Lewin
Vaux 7:46 Gelesen von Greg Lewin
George Barrington 16:49 Gelesen von Greg Lewin
The Switcher and Gentleman Harry - Part 1, The Switcher 18:38 Gelesen von Greg Lewin
The Switcher and Gentleman Harry - Part 2, Gentleman Harry 17:55 Gelesen von Greg Lewin
The Switcher and Gentleman Harry - Part 3, A Parallel 5:05 Gelesen von Greg Lewin
Brodie and Peace - Part 1, Deacon Brodie 14:32 Gelesen von Greg Lewin
Brodie and Peace - Part 2, Charles Peace 16:42 Gelesen von Greg Lewin
Brodie and Peace - Part 3, A Parallel 5:53 Gelesen von Greg Lewin
The Man in the Grey Suit 10:57 Gelesen von Greg Lewin
Monsieur L'Abbé 11:19 Gelesen von Greg Lewin