Whibley, Charles, 1859-1930 / 2008-06-11 00:00:00
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A BOOK OF SCOUNDRELS
By Charles Whibley
To the Greeks FOOLISHNESS
I desire to thank the Proprietors of the 'National Observer,' the
'New Review,' the 'Pall Mall Gazette,' and 'Macmillan's Magazine,' for
courteous permission to reprint certain chapters of this book.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
CAPTAIN HIND
MOLL CUTPURSE AND JONATHAN WILD
I. MOLL CUTPURSE
II. JONATHAN WILD
III. A PARALLEL
RALPH BRISCOE
GILDEROY AND SIXTEEN-STRING JACK
I. GILDEROY
II. SIXTEEN-STRING JACK
III. A PARALLEL
THOMAS PURENEY
SHEPPARD AND CARTOUCHE
I. JACK SHEPPARD
II. LOUIS-DOMINIQUE CARTOUCHE
III. A PARALLEL
VAUX
GEORGE BARRINGTON
THE SWITCHER AND GENTLEMAN HARRY
I. THE SWITCHER
II. GENTLEMAN HARRY
III. A PARALLEL
DEACON BRODIE AND CHARLES PEACE
I. DEACON BRODIE
II. CHARLES PEACE
III. A PARALLEL
THE MAN IN THE GREY SUIT
MONSIEUR L'ABBE
INTRODUCTION
There are other manifestations of greatness than to relieve suffering or
to wreck an empire. Julius Caesar and John Howard are not the only heroes
who have smiled upon the world. In the supreme adaptation of means to an
end there is a constant nobility, for neither ambition nor virtue is
the essential of a perfect action.
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