The life and adventures of Mr. 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 Gypsies; Wherein the Motives of his Conduct will be 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.

Format:

Book

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Standardized Title:

Apology for the life of Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carew, Bampfylde Moore, 1693-1770?.

Carew, Bampfylde Moore.

Romanies.

Cant--Dictionaries.

Cant.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

244 pages,plate : portrait ; 12⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed for J. Wren and W. Hodges, MDCCLXXXV. [1785]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Notes:

Variously attributed to Bampfylde Moore Carew, to Thomas Price, to Robert Goadby and to his wife Mrs. Goadby.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N19150.

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