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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.
Description
Summary:Chronicles the invention of scandal journalism by Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Wild, and Jack Sheppard.
Physical Description:xvii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780762791484 (hbk.)
0762791489 (hbk.)