The Regency Underworld
Description:... "The Regency Underworld takes us into this often forgotten world, and draws on a wide range of contemporary sources, including unpublished notebooks, to provide a vivid picture of criminals at work during the period 1800-30. It was a world of sometimes startling contrasts in which the aristocracy, even royalty, rubbed shoulders with all manner of crooks, vice-pedlars and 'unfortunates'. This revised edition has a new introduction by the author, and is extensively re-illustrated, with a variety of contemporary prints, portraits and cartoons to bring the period and the characters to life."--BOOK JACKET.
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