The Sham-Robbery


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Excerpt from The Sham-Robbery: Committed by Elijah Putnam Goodridge on His Own Person, in Newbury, Near Essex Bridge, Dec; 19, 1816, With a History of His Journey to the Place Where He Robbed Himself; And His Trial With Mr. Ebenezer Pearson, Whom He Maliciously Arrested for Robbery When Aristotle was asked, what a man could gain by telling a falsehood he replied, Not to be credited when he speaks the truth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




The Sham-Robbery, Committed by Elijah Putnam Goodridge on His Own Person, in Newbury Near Essex Bridge, Dec. 19, 1816


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The Sham-Robbery


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A Complete History of the Lives and Robberies of the Most Notorious Highwaymen, Footpads, Shoplifts, & Cheats of Both Sexes


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This volume makes available the 1926 reissue of Captain Smith's fifth edition of A Complete History of the Highwaymen. The accounts and confessions are drawn from imprisoned villains who awaited their fate at the gallows.




A Complete History of the Lives and Robberies of the Most Notorious Highwaymen, Footpads, Shoplifts and Cheats of Both Sexes


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A Complete History of the Highwaymen discloses the most secret and barbarous murders, unparalleled robberies, notorious thefts and unheard of cheats, setting them in a true light and exposing them to public view for the common benefit of mankind. The accounts and confessions are drawn from imprisoned villains who awaited their fate at the gallows. This reprint makes available the 1926 reissue of Captain Smith's fifth edition and includes an introduction by Arthur L. Hayward, which sets the accounts in the appropriate historical context.







The Californian


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Mark Twain


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Presents a selection of important older literary criticism of selected works by Mark Twain.