Chapter 1 of 24

By Charles Whibley

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 THE 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'ABBÉ







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