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A general history of the lives and adventures of the most famous highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers &c. To which is added, a genuine account of the voyages and plunders of the most notorious pyrates. ... By Capt. Charles Johnson
General history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates. Selections
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- Eighteenth century collections online
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- London : printed for and sold by J. Janeway; and by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1734
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- [2],484,[2]p.,plates ; 2⁰
- Charles Johnson is believed to be a pseudonym.
- Consists of the lives of the pirates selected from the first volume of 'A general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates .. by Captain Charles Johnson' (sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe (Hutchins, Moore, Novak). Attribution disputed by Furbank and Owens, Defoe de-attributions), 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'.
- Titlepage in red and black.
- Published in irregularly numbered parts.
- Catchword on the first page of the introduction: they.
- Individual parts in other copies may be of different editions.
- Reproduction of original from the British Library.
- English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT112552.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.