A narrative of all the robberies, Escapes, &c. of John Sheppard: giving an exact description of the manner of his wonderful escape from the Castle in Newgate, and of the Methods he took afterward for his Security. Written by himself during his Confinement in the Middle Stone-Room, after his being retaken in Drury-Lane. To which is prefix'd, a true representation of his escape from the Condemn'd Hold, curiously engraven on a copper plate. The whole Publish'd at the particular Request of the Prisoner

People / Organizations

• John Applebee ("printed by and for", or "by/for and sold by")

Imprint

London: printed and sold by John Applebee, a little below Bridewell-Bridge, in Black-Fryers, [1724] The fifth edition.; ..

Added name

Sheppard, Jack, 1702-1724.; Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731, attributed name.

Publication year

1724

ESTC No.

T170394

Grub Street ID

208102

Description

31,[1]p.,plate ; 8°.

Note

Not in fact by Sheppard. Sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe (Lee, Trent, Hutchins, Moore, Novak). Attribution disputed by Furbank and Owens, Defoe de-attributions

Price from imprint: price Six Pence.