Dick Turpin: Fact and Fiction
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Why does the notorious highwayman Dick Turpin have such an extraordinary reputation today? How come his criminal career has inspired a profusion of often misleading literature and film? This eighteenth-century villain is often portrayed as a hero - dashing, sinister, romantic, daring, a Robin Hood of his times. The reality, as Jonathan Oates reveals in this perceptive, carefully researched study, was radically different. He was a robber, torturer...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1399070614
ISBN13:9781399070614
Release Date:March 2023
Publisher:Pen and Sword True Crime
Length:272 Pages
Weight:1.42 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"
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