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

Chronicles the invention of scandal journalism by Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Wild, and Jack Sheppard.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Skirboll, Aaron (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press, [2014]
Subjects:	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. Crime and the press. Criminals. Sensationalism in journalism. Social history. Tabloid newspapers. England > London. Great Britain. 1700 - 1799 History.

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