Sympathy for the Criminal: The Criminal Celebrity in Eighteenth-Century London
This article investigates the rise and fall of the criminal celebrity in London between 1660 and 1790. It explains how, through the dramatic expansion of print culture and the rise of sensibility, a small number of highwaymen, thieves and a bigamist were able to seek and receive substantial public s...
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| Formaat: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Taal: | Anglais |
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Crime, Histoire & Sociétés
2020
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| Online toegang: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |