The Life of Richard Turpin, A Most Notorious Highwayman. Giving a Particular Account of all his daring robberies and burglaries, trial, execution, burial, &c.
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Title
The Life of Richard Turpin, A Most Notorious Highwayman. Giving a Particular Account of all his daring robberies and burglaries, trial, execution, burial, &c.
Publisher
Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers
Date
[1840-1850?] per University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks
Extent
24 pages
16 cm
Is Part Of
Chapbook #11 in a bound collection of chapbooks (s0098b48)
Chapbook #2 in a bound collection of 20 chapbooks (s0231b06)
Description
"117" printed at the bottom of the title-page
Abstract
This chapbook describes the many crimes and robberies committed by Richard Turpin, alias, John Palmer. Excerpts from letters between Turpin and family members are included, as well as descriptions of his trial, conviction, and execution.
Wikipedia entry for Dick (Richard) Turpin:
Subject
Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow
Crime
Turpin, Richard, 1706-1739
Source
Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario
Is Referenced By
Format
JPEGs and PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner.
Rights
In the public domain; For high quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca, 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413
Contributor
Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Citation
“The Life of Richard Turpin, A Most Notorious Highwayman. Giving a Particular Account of all his daring robberies and burglaries, trial, execution, burial, &c.,” Scottish Chapbooks, accessed November 7, 2024, https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/871.
