The Life and adventures of Bampfylde-Moore Carew, commonly called the king of the beggars Being an impartial account of his life, from his leaving Tiverton school at the age of fifteen, and entering into a society of gipsies; wherein the motives of his conduct are related and explained: [The] great number of characters and shapes he has appeared in through Great Britain, Ireland, and several other places of Europe; with his travels twice through great part of America: giving a particular account of the origin, government, laws, and customs of the gipsies; with the method of electing their king: and a dictionary of the cant language, used by the mendicants
Format: | eBook |
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Language: | English |
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London
printed for John Taylor
1789, MDCCLXXXIX. [1789]
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Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Item Description: | English Short Title Catalog, N19108. - Reproduction of original from British Library. - Variously attributed to Bampfylde Moore Carew, to Thomas Price, to Robert Goadby and to his wife Mrs. Goadby |
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Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (204p.,plate) 12° |