A BOOK OF SCOUNDRELS

By Charles Whibley

To the Greeks
FOOLISHNESS

I desire to thank the Proprietors of the 'National Observer,' the
'New Review,' the 'Pall Mall Gazette,' and 'Macmillan's Magazine,'
for courteous permission to reprint certain chapters of this book.


CONTENTS


[ INTRODUCTION ]

[ CAPTAIN HIND ]


[ MOLL CUTPURSE AND JONATHAN WILD ]

[ I—MOLL CUTPURSE ]

[ II—JONATHAN WILD ]

[ III—A PARALLEL ]


[ RALPH BRISCOE ]


[ GILDEROY AND THE SIXTEEN-STRING JACK ]

[ I—GILDEROY ]

[ II—SIXTEEN-STRING JACK ]

[ III—A PARALLEL ]


[ THOMAS PURENEY ]


[ SHEPPARD AND CARTOUCHE ]

[ I—JACK SHEPPARD ]

[ II—LOUIS-DOMINIQUE CARTOUCHE ]

[ III—A PARALLEL ]


[ VAUX ]


[ GEORGE BARRINGTON ]


[ THE SWITCHER AND GENTLEMAN HARRY ]

[ I—THE SWITCHER ]

[ II—GENTLEMAN HARRY ]

[ III—A PARALLEL ]


[ DEACON BRODIE AND CHARLES PEACE ]

[ I—DEACON BRODIE ]

[ II—CHARLES PEACE ]

[ III—A PARALLEL ]


[ THE MAN IN THE GREY SUIT ]


[ MONSIEUR L'ABBÉ ]


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