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A narrative of the proceedings in France, for discovering and detecting the murderers of the English gentlemen : September 21. 1723, near Calais. With an account of the condemnation and sentence of Joseph Bizeau and Peter Le Febvre, two notorious robbers, who were the principal Actors in the said Murder; particularly in the killing Mr. Lock. Together with their Discovery, and Manner of perpetrating that execrable Murder; and also large Memoirs of their Behaviour during their Torture, and upon the Scaffold, their impeaching several other Criminals, and a brief History of their past Crimes, as well in Company with their former Captain, the famous Cartouche, as since his Execution. In which Is a great Variety of Remarkable Incidents, and Surprizing Circumstances, never yet made Publick. Translated from the French.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Melville, Robert, 1723-1809.
- Melville, Robert.
- Physical Description:
- 2 unnumbered pages,108 pages,plate ; 8⁰
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for J. Roberts, in Warwick-Lane, M.DCC.XXIV. [1724]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- "According to John Nichols's Literary anecdotes (1812), i, 161-62, the Narrative was written by Dr. Samuel Jebb"--Furbank and Owens.
- Sometimes considered to have been based on French originals, but compiled with adaptations and additions by Daniel Defoe. Attribution disputed by Furbank and Owens, Defoe de-attributions.
- Drop-head title on p. [1]: 'An account of the Cartoucheans in France'; a variant has "Cartouchans".
- Price from imprint: price 2 s.
- 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 British Library.
- Cited in:
- Moore, 465
- English Short Title Catalog, T70638.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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