This catalogue of human weakness and at times downright atrocity has been brought together by Camden Pelham, a barrister-at-law of the Inner Temple during the second half of the 19th century. It is given in chronological order, the first case listed is from 1700, and the final case in Volume 1 being in 1816. Some of the most famous cases of the age are listed, from Dick Turpin and Captain Kidd, to the assassination of Spencer Perceval MP, and the Luddites. Some cases will shock with descriptions of horrific murders, whilst others will amuse with the idiocy of the perpetrators. These 275 cases give a fascinating insight into life during 18th and 19th century Britain. (Summary by Kevin Green)
Other Audiobook
Audiobook: Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf
Muir was a preservationist and naturalist. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia
Audiobook: Miscellaneous Essays
The Hunter Thompson of the 19th Century, de Quincey is best known for his Confessions
Audiobook: Lark
“The Lark” has all the charm and freshness which have made Miss Nesbit’s former novels
Audiobook: Curly
This Arizona-set western at the turn of the 20th century features an Irish lord named
Audiobook: Treasure
Selma Lagerlöf was born in Vaermland, Sweden, in 1858 and enjoyed a long and very
Audiobook: Der Königsgaukler
In diesem “indischen Märchen” erzählt Manfred Kyber die Geschichte von Mantao, der als Sohn armer,
Audiobook: Birds of the Air
Arabella Buckley had a great love of nature and wished to impart that love to
Audiobook: Chronicles of Canada Volume 10 – A Chronicle of Montcalm
Montcalm is, of course, a very prominent character in every history of New France. This
Audiobook: Running Fox
Having reached the age of sixteen winters, Running Fox, the son of Black Panther, a
Audiobook: Vertheidigung des Socrates
Xenophon möchte zeigen, dass Sokrates ganz bewusst in den Tod gegangen sei. Das Unglück seines
Audiobook: Legends of the Jews, Volume 2
Rabbi Louis Ginzberg was one of the outstanding Talmudists of the twentieth century. He was
Audiobook: Motor Pirate
Of course every one has heard of the Motor Pirate. No one indeed could help