Publication

1839 - Thomas White, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

80,750 words, Guess

Page Count

323 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCHV6248.T85 M5

Alternate Titles

  • Dick Turpin.

Description

Richard "Dick" Turpin was an eighteenth-century highwayman and horse thief. After shooting a man during a robbery, Turpin rode 60 miles nonstop on his mare Black Bess in order to escape from the law. He was hanged in 1739. During the nineteenth century his story became the inspiration for a number of serialized novels, plays, and songs. Miles's version of the legend was published in London in 1839 by Thomas White. Miles was also the author of a biography of Joseph Grimaldi and several books on sports.

Subjects

Topics

gothicFictionVictoriancrime dramaTurpin, Richard, 1706-1739 -- Fiction

People

Dick TurpinRichard Palmer

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