The life and adventures of Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew, commonly called the King of the Beggars : being an impartial account of his life, from his leaving Tiverton Sxhool, at the age of fifteen, and entering into a society of Gypsies, to the present time; wherein the motives of his conduct will be explained, and the great number of characters and shapes he has appeared in through Great Britain, Ireland, and several other places of Europe, be related; with his travels twice through great part of America ; A particular account of the origin, government, language, laws, and customs of the Gypsies, their method of electing the King, &c
Apology for the life of Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew.
London : Printed for and sold by the Booksellers in Town and Country, [1770?]
Physical Details
202 pages : portrait ; 18 cm
OCLC
ocm18766327
English short title catalogue gives date as 1770? Work first published in 1745.
One of numerous versions with varying titles whose authorship has been ascribed variously to Thomas Price, Robert Goadby, Mrs. Goadby, and Carew himself.