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Carrick Gang (with an £800 reward — approximately £158,000 in 2024). When one of the members of the gang was released, Wild pursued him and had him arrested on "further information". To the public, this seemed like a relentless defence of order. In reality, it was gang warfare disguised as a national service.
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of privately stealing 50 yards (46 m) of lace from Catherine Statham (a lace-seller who had visited him in prison on 10 March) at Holborn on 22 January. He was acquitted of the first charge, but with Statham's evidence presented against him on the second charge, he was convicted and sentenced to
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Wild's inability to control Sheppard, and his injuries at the hands of Blueskin, combined with a change of public sentiment regarding authority figures, led to his downfall. As he recuperated from his injury, his control over his criminal gang also slipped, and he became despised. After his recovery,
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was a busy spot. Victims of crime would come by, even before announcing their losses, and discover that Wild's agents had "found" the missing items, and Wild would offer to help find the criminals for an extra fee. However, while fictional treatments made use of the device, it is not known whether or
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was in attendance. Wild was accompanied by William Sperry and the two Roberts: Sanford and Harpham; three of the four prisoners who had been condemned to die with Wild a few days before. Because he was heavily drugged, Wild was the last to die after the three of them, without any difficulty that had
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in 1714 meant a further increase in crime as demobilised soldiers were on the streets. By this time, Hitchen was restored to his office but Wild went his own way, opening a small office in the Blue Boar tavern run by Mrs Seagoe in Little Old Bailey. Wild continued to call himself Hitchen's "Deputy",
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Criminal biography was a genre. These works offered a touching account of need, a fall from innocence, sex, violence and then repentance or a tearful end. Public fascination with the dark side of human nature and with the causes of evil has never waned, and the market for mass-produced accounts was
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Fielding is merciless in his attack on Walpole. In his work, Wild stands in for Walpole directly, and, in particular, he invokes the Walpolean language of the "Great Man". Walpole had come to be described by both the Whig and then, satirically, by the Tory political writers as the "Great Man", and
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politicians. In 1718, a Tory group had succeeded in having the laws against receiving stolen property tightened, primarily with Wild's activities in mind. Ironically, these laws had the opposite intended effect of strengthening Wild's hand, for it made it more difficult for thieves to fence their
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In around 1713, Wild was approached by Hitchen to become one of his assistants in thief-taking, a profitable activity on account of the £40 reward (£8,000 in 2024) paid by the government for catching a felon. Wild may have become known to Hitchen's associates, known as his "Mathematicians", during
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The advertisement is extortion. The "notes of hand" (agreements of debt) means signatures, so Wild already knows the name of the notebook's owner. Furthermore, Wild tells the owner through the ad that he knows what its owner was doing at the time, since the Fountain Tavern was a brothel. The real
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Wild's battles with thieves made excellent press. Wild himself would approach the papers with accounts of his derring-do, and the papers passed these on to a concerned public. Thus, in the summer of 1724, the papers carried accounts of Wild's heroic efforts in collecting twenty-one members of the
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in 1712, he engaged Wild to keep his business of extortion going in his absence. Hitchen was reinstated in 1714 and found that Wild was now a rival, and one of Wild's first acts of gang warfare was to eliminate as many of the thieves in Hitchen's control as he could. In 1718, Hitchen attempted to
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Wild's ability to hold his gang together, and indeed the majority of his scheme, relied upon the fear of theft and the nation's reaction to theft. The crime of selling stolen goods became increasingly dangerous between 1700 and 1720, such that low-level thieves ran a great risk in fencing their
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The advent of daily newspapers had led to a rising interest in crime and criminals. As the papers reported notable crimes and ingenious attacks, the public worried more and more about property crime and grew increasingly interested in the issues of criminals and policing. London depended entirely
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next to Elizabeth Mann, his third wife and one of his many lovers (who had died in about 1718), as he had wished. His burial was only temporary. In the 18th century, autopsies and dissections were performed on the most notorious criminals, and consequently Wild's body was exhumed and sold to the
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Wild publicly presented an heroic face. In 1718 he called himself "Thief Taker General of Great Britain and Ireland". By his testimony, over sixty thieves were sent to the gallows. His "finding" of lost merchandise was private, but his efforts at finding thieves were public. Wild's office in the
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and Sheppard's partner-in-crime. On 15 October, Blueskin was tried for the same act of burglary committed on 12 July, with Wild, Field, and his men giving evidence. Their accounts were not consistent with the evidence given at Sheppard's trial, but Blueskin was convicted and sentenced to death
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It is believed that Wild's method of illegally amassing riches while appearing to be on the side of the law was ingenious. He ran a gang of thieves, kept the stolen goods, and waited for the crime and theft to be announced in the newspapers. At this point, he would claim that his "thief-taking
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on 18 May 1985, rising to number 1, and spending 20 weeks total on the chart. Webb had a dream that he was a highwayman, which initially inspired the writing of the song. The first verse describes the life of a character who, like Wild, was executed in "the spring of twenty-five":
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consulted with him on methods of controlling crime. His recommendation was, unsurprisingly, that the rewards for evidence against thieves be raised. Indeed, the reward for capturing a thief went from £40 to £140 within the year, amounting to a significant pay increase for Wild.
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in 1704 as a servant. After being dismissed by his master he returned to Wolverhampton, before coming back to London in 1708. London was by far the largest city in England, with a population of around 600,000, of whom around 70,000 lived within the ancient city walls of the
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in June 1725. This work competed with another that claimed to have excerpts from Wild's diaries. The illustration above is from the frontispiece to the "True Effigy of Mr. Jonathan Wild," a companion piece to one of the pamphlets purporting to offer the thief-taker's
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Wild's hanging was a great event, and tickets were sold in advance for the best vantage points (see the reproduction of the gallows ticket). Even in a year with a great many macabre spectacles, Wild drew an especially large and boisterous crowd. Eighteen-year-old
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focuses on the episodes between Wild and Sheppard. In the opera, the character of Peachum stands in for Wild (who stands in for Walpole), while the figure of Macheath stands in for Sheppard (who stands in for Wild and/or the chief officers of the
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of the first two due to lack of evidence. However, Wild, along with Field and William Kneebone, Sheppard's former master, presented evidence against him on the final charge of the burglary of Kneebone's house on 12 July; Sheppard was convicted,
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Taking advantage of the disturbance that spread to Newgate next door and continued into the night, Sheppard escaped yet again on 16 October. He had broken the chains, padlocks, and six iron-barred doors. This escape astonished everyone, and
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in the absence of any effective police force in London. As a powerful gang-leader himself, he became a master manipulator of legal systems, collecting the rewards offered for valuables which he had stolen himself,
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on crime in London, and legends arose surrounding his management of his "empire." One held that he kept records of all thieves in his employ, and when they had outlived their usefulness he would sell them to the
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had burst four years earlier, and the public was growing restive about corruption. Authority figures were beginning to be viewed with scepticism. In April 1724, the most famous housebreaker of the era,
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on him, until all of his activities, including his grand scheme of running and then hanging thieves, became known. Additionally, evidence was offered as to Wild's frequent bribery of public officers.
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for one of his gang members. Being searched for, he went into hiding for several weeks and returned to business when he thought the affair had blown over. On 6 February 1725, Wild was summoned to
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Fielding has his Wild constantly striving, with stupid violence, to be "Great". "Greatness," according to Fielding, is only attained by mounting to the top stair (of the gallows). Fielding's
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on an extravagant scale, both from thieves and from their potential victims. He would accept bribes to let thieves out of jail, selectively arrest criminals, and coerce sexual services from
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A True & Genuine Account of the Life and Actions of the late Jonathan Wild, Not made up of Fictions and Fable, but taken from his Own Mouth and collected from PAPERS of his Own Writing
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which was his characterization of Wild, but Hitchen's prior suspensions from duties and the shocking (at that time) charge of homosexuality virtually eliminated him as a threat to Wild.
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made of his story. When he was hanged, the papers were filled with accounts of his life, collections of his sayings, farewell speeches and the like. Defoe wrote one narrative for
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When Wild solicited for a finder's fee, he usually held all the power in the transaction. For example, David Nokes quotes (based on Howson) the following advertisement from the
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On 15 February, Wild and Arnold were arrested for the jailbreak. Wild was placed in Newgate, where he continued to attempt to run his business. In the illustration from the
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any who crossed him. Wild was consulted on crime by the government due to his apparently remarkable prowess in locating stolen items and those who had stolen them.
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Crime had risen dramatically in London beginning in 1680, and property crime, in particular, rose sharply as London grew in importance as a commercial hub. In 1712
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upon localised policing and had no citywide police force. Unease with crime was at a feverish high. The public was eager to embrace both colourful criminals (e.g.
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purpose of the ad is to threaten the owner with announcing his visit to a bordello, either to the debtors or the public, and it even names a price for silence (a
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on 24 May 1725, Defoe said that the crowd was far larger than any they had seen before and that, instead of any celebration or commiseration with the condemned,
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On the night that the death warrant arrived, 31 August, Sheppard once again escaped. By this point, he was a working class hero for apprentices (being a
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Wild was not the first thief-taker who was actually a thief himself. Hitchen had used his position as Under Marshal to practise extortion, pressuring
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who had won the public's affection as a lovable rogue. However, Wild's duplicity became known and his men began to give evidence against him. After a
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The public's mood had shifted; they supported the average man and resented authority figures. Wild's trial occurred at the same time as that of the
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apprentice in love, non-violent, and handsome). On 9 September, Sheppard avoided capture by Wild's men, but he was caught for a fourth time by a
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There are a few treatments of Wild that attempt to dramatise his life, but there remains only one full length non-fiction biography on Wild:
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Since his death, Wild has been featured in novels, poems and plays, some of them noting parallels between Wild and the contemporaneous
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death. Terrified, Wild asked for a reprieve but was refused. He could not eat or go to church, and suffered from insanity and gout.
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Wild attended the Free School in St John's Lane and was apprenticed to a local buckle-maker. He married and had a son, but came to
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The Thief-Taker Hangings: How Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Wild, and Jack Sheppard Captivated London and Created the Celebrity Criminal.
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The Thief-Taker Hangings: How Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Wild, and Jack Sheppard Captivated London and Created the Celebrity Criminal
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Thief-Taker General: Jonathan Wild and the Emergence of Crime and Corruption as a Way of Life in Eighteenth-Century England.
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entitled the "Thief-Taker General". He simultaneously ran a significant criminal empire, and used his crimefighting role to
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An Authentic Narrative of the Parentage, Birth, Education and Practices of Jonathan Wild, Citizen and Thief Taker of London
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for hanging. (This story is contradicted by the fact that the noun "double cross" did not enter English usage until 1834.)
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The Memoirs of the Life & Times of the famous Jonathan Wild, together with the History & Lives of Modern Rogues.
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who visited "molly houses" (homosexual brothels). Hitchen attempted to further combat Wild with a pamphlet entitled
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anyway. After the trial, Blueskin pleaded with Wild in the courtroom to have his death sentence commuted to
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Little is known of Wild's first two years in London, but he was arrested for debt in March 1710 and sent to
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What differs about the case of Wild is that it was not simply a crime story. Parallels between Wild and
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goods. Wild avoided this danger and exploited it simultaneously by having his gang steal, either through
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Upon release, Wild began to live with Milliner as her husband in Lewkenor's Land (now Macklin Street) in
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without realising that he was its intended target. Once he did realise it, he banned the sequel opera,
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Jonathan Wild is famous today not so much for setting the example for organised crime as for the uses
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On the morning of his execution, in fear of death, Wild attempted suicide by drinking a large dose of
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his lengthy stay in Wood Street Compter; certainly one, William Field, later worked for Wild.
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A True Discovery of the Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers in and about the City of London
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about the rise of crime was given during an investigation of these activities by the London
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in either 1682 or 1683 – although he was also alleged to have been born in the nearby
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1725 (reprinted in various editions of Defoe's works and some editions of Henry Fielding's
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On 11 November, Blueskin was hanged. Five days later, Sheppard was similarly hanged at
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also consistently attacks the Whig party by having Wild choose, among all the thieves
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to await trial. On 13 August Sheppard was tried on three charges of burglary, but was
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in the City of London. The prisons were notoriously corrupt, with gaolers demanding a
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By 1724, London political life was experiencing a crisis of public confidence. The
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of the proceedings of the Old Bailey on 13 May 1725. Retrieved on 7 August 2012.
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and pickpockets to pay him off. When Hitchen was suspended from his duties for
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A True & Genuine Account of the Life and Death of the Late Jonathan Wild.
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Wild's final trial occurred at the Old Bailey on 15 May. He was tried on two
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Wild exploited a strong public demand for action during a major 18th-century
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stories "Jonathan Wild: King of Thieves" and "Jonathan Wild: Double Cross".
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In the dead of night, Wild's body was buried in secret at the churchyard of
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Jonathan Wild has an important role in the background to the fantasy novel
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There is some evidence that Wild was favoured, or at least ignored, by the
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True and Genuine Account of the Life and Actions of the Late Jonathan Wild
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not Wild ever actually turned in one of his own gang for a private fee.
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Criminality and narrative in eighteenth-century England: beyond the law
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from which he would not awaken. When he was taken to the gallows at
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Brief discussions of Jonathan Wild may be found in editions of the
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Though his exact birth date is unknown, Jonathan Wild was born in
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for the £40 reward. This supposed system inspired a fake or folk
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describes Wild's life and subsequent hanging in the 1977 song "
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Strand, near Fountain Tavern, about 7 or 8 o'clock at Night. If
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Silver, with some Notes of Hand. The said Book was lost in the
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any Person will bring aforementioned Book to Mr Jonathan Wild,
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passed earlier that year for the relief of insolvent debtors.
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featured him as one of the main characters in his 2017 novel
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Con Men and Cutpurses: Scenes from the Hogarthian Underworld
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for more background on "anomalous districts" of lawlessness.
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Early Eighteenth-Century Newspaper Reports: A Sourcebook
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is referred to as a latter-day Jonathan Wild by Holmes:
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who began to teach Wild criminal ways and, according to
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The Life of Jonathan Wild, from his Birth to his Death.
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terms (several lexicons of which were printed with the
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In 2015, Jonathan Wild appeared as a character in the
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The figures of Peachum and Macheath were picked up by
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A gallows ticket to view the hanging of Jonathan Wild
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The following day, Wild sent another one of his men,
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was published in 1722. By 1725, Defoe had written a
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He was created a peer and moved to the 544:, and there explained that Hitchen was a 2170:Project Gutenberg edition of Fielding's 1965:New Brunswick, NJ and Oxford, UK: 1970. 1817: 1815: 1767: 1746: 1728: 1695: 1686: 1661: 1652: 1643: 1634: 1601: 1592: 1567: 1558: 1533: 1524: 1515: 1506: 1497: 1441: 1138:In 2014, author Aaron Skirboll released 984:were instantly drawn, especially by the 804: 666: 436:, Wild's forerunner and future rival as 2035:Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins 1420: 830:Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield 663:The Jack Sheppard struggle and downfall 588:In 1720, Wild's fame was such that the 2218: 1793: 1406: 1394: 1376: 1358: 1349: 1340: 1327: 1300:Thief Taker General Chance, played by 1148:Eisner-nominated (2015) graphic novel 908: 881:, had been a guest at Wild's wedding. 427: 133:, organized crime, social manipulation 2071: 1812: 1367: 1196: 969:of the life of Sheppard (see above). 2040:Mullan, John, and Christopher Reid. 2028:Jonathan Wild, Old Time Ace Receiver 420:to other prostitutes, and Wild as a 1070:for his updating of Gay's opera as 995:The parallel is most important for 866:as if it had been upon a triumph." 13: 2266:Executed people from Staffordshire 1631:, 12 November 1724. Moore, p. 170. 1619:, 7 November 1724. Mullan, p. 186. 1589:. (t17241014-43, 14 October 1724). 542:An Answer to a Late Insolent Libel 14: 2307: 2142: 2072:Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). 1764:. Retrieved on 30 September 2007. 1216:told the story of Jack Shepherd ( 293:the proceeds of his own crimes. 2281:Burials at St Pancras Old Church 2148: 2111:1725 (possibly by Daniel Defoe). 2014:Jonathan Wild, Prince of Robbers 2007:Dictionary of National Biography 1914: 1268:With sword and pistol by my side 1265:Along the coach roads I did ride 1039:appeared in the third volume of 973:may be based on the life of one 789:Wild used violence to perform a 175:Publicly executed on 24 May 1725 2204:. Retrieved on 19 January 2014. 2172:Life of Jonathan Wild the Great 2044:Oxford University Press, 2000. 1952: 1908: 1887: 1865: 1840: 1787: 1776: 1755: 1737: 1716: 1704: 1670: 1622: 1610: 1576: 1542: 1472: 1447: 1005:in 1728. 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Index


Wolverhampton
Tyburn Tree Gallows
Execution
hanging
fence
Lord Mayor of London
Vigilantism
larceny
Charles Hitchen
Conviction(s)
Corruption
Corruption
Newgate Prison
thief-taker
London
criminal underworld
vigilante
remove rivals
launder
crime wave
bribing
blackmailing
Jack Sheppard
burglar
suicide
Tyburn
Prime Minister
Walpole
Wolverhampton

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