A history of the lives and exploits of the most remarkable pirates, highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers, &c. Interspersed with several tales, and pleasant songs. Adorned with the effigies of the most notorious offenders, curiously engraven on copper. ...

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• A history of the lives and exploits of the most remarkable pirates, highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers, &c. Interspersed with several tales, and pleasant songs. Adorned with the effigies of the most notorious offenders, curiously engraven on copper. ...
• General history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates. Selections
• History of the lives of the most noted highway-men. Selections.

People / Organizations

• Thomas Aris ("sold by")
• Daniel Defoe (Author)

Imprint

Birmingham: printed and sold by T. Aris, 1742.

Publication year

1742-1742

ESTC No.

T190100

Grub Street ID

225348

Description

[2],373,[3]p.,plates ; 2⁰

Note

Capt. Charles Johnson = Daniel Defoe.

Consists of the lives of the pirates selected from the first volume of Defoe's 'A general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates .. by Captain Charles Johnson', interspersed with selections from the lives of highwaymen and others from Capt. Alexander Smith's 'The history of the lives of the most noted highway-men'.