Displaying 1 of 1 1998 Format: Book Author: Moore, Lucy, 1970- Title: The thieves' opera / Lucy Moore. Edition: 1st Harvest ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Harcourt Brace, 1998. Description: xii, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Summary: Moore writes this dramatic biography of two notorious criminals in eighteenth-century London. Jonathan Wild is an underworld lord whose chief pursuit is selling goods back to their rightful owners when he himself just stole them, and Jack Sheppard is the petty thief who refuses to work for him. When Wild has Sheppard imprisoned and Sheppard uncannily escapes, the event sets up a folk-hero tale between two thieves which captivates the poorer side of Georgian London. Subjects: Wild, Jonathan, 1682?-1725. Sheppard, Jack, 1702-1724. Criminals -- England -- London -- Biography. Crime -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century. Genre: Biographies. Notes: Originally published: London : Viking, 1997. Cover has subtitle: The mesmerizing story of two notorious criminals in eighteenth-century London. Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-274) and index. Web Site: Publisher description LCCN: 97036740 ISBN: 0151003645 9780151003648 Other Number: 37518829 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 60493 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 364.162 Moore Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
