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Period 19th century

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Subject Terms Thurtell, John, 1794-1824 -- Trials, litigation, etc.

1. The fatal effects of gambling exemplified in the murder of Wm. Weare, and the trial and fate of John Thurtell, the murderer, and his accomplices : with biographical sketches of the parties concerned and a comment on the extraordinary circumstances developed in the narrative in which gambling is proved to be the source of forgery, snobbery, murder, and general demoralization : To which is added, the Gambler's scourge; a complete exposé of the whole system of gambling in the metropolis / with memoirs and anecdotes of notorious blacklegs ; illustrated by portraits drawn from life and other copper-plate engravings of peculiar interest.

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Creator:: Thurtell, John, 1794–1824
Date:: MDCCCXXIV [1824]
Physical Description:: xxii, 512 p., [10] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts