Title The thief-taker hangings : how Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Wild, and Jack Sheppard captivated London and created the celebrity criminal / Aaron Skirboll.

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Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press, [2014]

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East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department	070.44 SKIRBOLL	Check Shelf
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Description	xvii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary	Chronicles the invention of scandal journalism by Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Wild, and Jack Sheppard.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject	Crime and the press -- Great Britain -- 18th century.
	Sensationalism in journalism -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
	Criminals -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century.
	Tabloid newspapers -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
	London (England) -- Social conditions -- 18th century.
	Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.
	Wild, Jonathan, 1682?-1725.
	Sheppard, Jack, 1702-1724.
	HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain.
	HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century.
	TRUE CRIME / General.
	Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. (OCoLC)fst00035233
	Sheppard, Jack, 1702-1724. (OCoLC)fst00118141
	Wild, Jonathan, 1682?-1725. (OCoLC)fst00006178
	Crime and the press. (OCoLC)fst00883031
	Criminals. (OCoLC)fst00883516
	Sensationalism in journalism. (OCoLC)fst01112548
	Social history. (OCoLC)fst01122498
	Tabloid newspapers. (OCoLC)fst01141790
	England -- London. (OCoLC)fst01204271
	Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
Chronological Term	1700 - 1799
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN	9780762791484 (hardback)
	0762791489 (hardback)

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