George Barrington’s Voyage to Botany Bay: Retelling a Convict’s Travel Narrative of the 1790s
Readers of this book might be forgiven for assuming it was written by George Barrington, the celebrated ‘genteel’ pickpocket who was transported to New South Wales in 1791. Barrington, who had been forced to flee from his native Dublin in 1773 to escape arrest, maintained himself in London as a gen...
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| Formato: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Idioma: | Anglais |
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Crime, Histoire & Sociétés
2009
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| Acesso em linha: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Resumo: | Readers of this book might be forgiven for assuming it was written by George Barrington, the celebrated ‘genteel’ pickpocket who was transported to New South Wales in 1791. Barrington, who had been forced to flee from his native Dublin in 1773 to escape arrest, maintained himself in London as a gentleman of fashion by stealing from the pockets of the rich, gaining notoriety in the 1780s through several well-publicised court appearances. His career ended in 1791 when he was convicted for stea... |
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