The Life and adventures of Bampfylde-Moore Carew, commonly called the king of the beggars : Being an impartial account of his life, from his leaving Tiverton school at the age of fifteen, and entering into a society of gipsies; wherein the motives of his conduct are related and explained: [The] great number of characters and shapes he has appeared in through Great Britain, Ireland, and several other places of Europe; with his travels twice through great part of America: giving a particular account of the origin, government, laws, and customs of the gipsies; with the method of electing their king: and a dictionary of the cant language, used by the mendicants.
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Uniform title: | Apology for the life of Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew. |
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Imprint: | London : printed for John Taylor, MDCCLXXXIX. [1789] |
Description: | 204p.,plate ; 12⁰. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10242741 |