The Thieves Opera: The Mesmerizing Story of Two Notorious Criminals in Eighteenth-Century London

Lucy Moore

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ISBN 10: 0151003645 ISBN 13: 9780151003648

Published by Harcourt Brace, 1998

Language: English

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Stated first U. S. Edition. First printing. Unclipped, mylar protected dust jacket. Like new except for a slight crease to the spine's foot. The DJ has no tears or chips, but does have slight price sticker residue on the back. Not a remainder.

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Title

The Thieves Opera: The Mesmerizing Story of Two Notorious Criminals in Eighteenth-Century London

Publisher

Harcourt Brace

Publication Date

1998

Language

English

ISBN 10

0151003645

ISBN 13

9780151003648

Binding

Hardcover

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First Edition.

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine

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Portrays the rivalry between two of Georgian London's most popular thieves, Jonathan Wild, who dominated London's underworld, and Jack Sheppard, who refused to work for Wild, was imprisoned repeatedly, and became a celebrated folk hero. 25,000 first printing.

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Lucy Moore (born 1970) is a historian and writer. Lucy Moore was born in 1970. She was educated in Britain and the United States and studied history at Edinburgh University. In the 1990s, her parents lived in Mumbai, India. She spent some time visiting them in India, which led to her book Maharanis about Indian princesses

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