Contatto
Come acquistare
Consegna
Guida all'acquisto
Inglese
40 b
30 giorni per il reso
I clienti hanno acquistato anche
/
In brossura
29.19
€
/
In brossura
78.19
€
Jonathan Wild (1682 or 1683 - 1725) was a London underworld figure notable for operating on both sides of the law, posing as a public-spirited crimefighter entitled the "Thief-Taker General." He exploited a strong public demand for action during a major London crime wave in the absence of any effective police force. As a powerful gang-leader himself, he became a master manipulator of legal systems, collecting rewards offered for valuables which he had stolen himself, bribing prison-guards to release his colleagues, and blackmailing any who crossed him. He was hanged at Tyburn before a massive crowd. Wild was featured in novels, poems, and plays, some of them noting parallels between Wild and the contemporaneous Prime Minister Walpole (who was known as "The Great Corrupter"). Among the most famous recountings of his life is the one by Henry Fielding, which is notable as a classic satire and ranked among Fielding's best works. This edition includes an introduction by Dr. G. H. Maynadier, Ph.D., of Harvard University.
Informazioni sul libro
Inglese
Regala questo libro oggi stesso
È facile
1 Aggiungi il libro al carrello e scegli la consegna come regalo 2 Ti invieremo subito il buono 3 Il libro arriverà all'indirizzo del destinatarioPotrebbe interessarti anche
/
In brossura
44.09
€
/
In brossura
151.49
€
/
Rigido
383.09
€
/
In brossura
53.79
€
/
Rigido
131.89
€
Ciao! Sono Libroamiko, il tuo consulente di libri.
Come posso aiutarti?