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The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2: being a series of memoirs and anecdotes of notorious characters who have outraged the laws of Great Britain from the earliest period to 1841. — John Shaqi

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The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2: being a series of memoirs and anecdotes of notorious characters who have outraged the laws of Great Britain from the earliest period to 1841.

Name: The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2: being a series of memoirs and anecdotes of notorious characters who have outraged the laws of Great Britain from the earliest period to 1841.
Author: Pelham, Camden

Pelham, Camden

Crime -- Great Britain; Criminals -- Great Britain; Newgate (Prison : London, England)

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  [Every attempt has been made to replicate the original as printed.
Some typographical errors have been corrected; a list follows the text.
                     (note of etext transcriber.)]

                                  THE

                         CHRONICLES OF CRIME.

                     [Illustration: FRONTISPIECE.

                    _The Man with the Carpet Bag._

"In an instant the smile of the hostess turned to a frown, and, without
 further explanation, she exclaimed, looking over the bar at the same
time at my unfortunate carpet-bag, 'No, sir; we have no room; it won't
                              do here'."]

                          CHRONICLES OF CRIME

                       _Edited by Camden Pelham_

                 OF THE INNER TEMPLE BARRISTER-AT LAW
                                 with
                 ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS
                                BY PHIZ

           [Illustration: _Escape of the Mayor of Bristol._

 "His worship, seeing me, said, 'For God's sake, young man, assist me
   up.' I stooped down & helped his worship up, the female servants
                        assisting him behind."]

                                  THE
                         CHRONICLES OF CRIME;

                                  OR,

                       The New Newgate Calendar.

                                 BEING

                   A SERIES OF MEMOIRS AND ANECDOTES

                                  OF

                         NOTORIOUS CHARACTERS

     WHO HAVE OUTRAGED THE LAWS OF GREAT BRITAIN FROM THE EARLIEST
                            PERIOD TO 1841.

                              COMPRISING

                               COINERS.
                             EXTORTIONERS.
                               FORGERS.
                         FRAUDULENT BANKRUPTS.
                               FOOTPADS.
                              HIGHWAYMEN.
                            HOUSEBREAKERS.
                             INCENDIARIES.
                              IMPOSTORS.
                              MURDERERS.
                              MUTINEERS.
                            MONEY-DROPPERS.
                               PIRATES.
                             PICKPOCKETS.
                               RIOTERS.
                               SHARPERS.
                               TRAITORS.
                               &c., &c.

                               INCLUDING

           A NUMBER OF CURIOUS CASES NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED.

                EMBELLISHED WITH FIFTY-TWO ENGRAVINGS,

                   FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY "PHIZ."

                        BY CAMDEN PELHAM, ESQ.,

                OF THE INNER TEMPLE, BARRISTER-AT-LAW.

                                VOL. I.

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The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2: being a series of memoirs and anecdotes of notorious characters who have outraged the laws of Great Britain from the earliest period to 1841.

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