An apology for the life 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, to the present Time; wherein the Motives of his Conduct will be explain'd, and the great Number of Characters and Shapes he has appear'd in through Great Britain, Ireland, and several other Places of Europe, be related; with his Travels twice through great Part of America. A particular account of the origin, government, language, laws, and customs of the gypsies; their method of electing their King, &c. And a Parallel drawn after the Manner of Plutarch, between Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew, and Mr. Thomas Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goadby, Robert, 1721-1778.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carew, Bampfylde Moore, 1693-1770?--Early works to 1800.

Carew, Bampfylde Moore, 1693-1770?.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxiv,iv,347 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 12⁰

Edition:

The eighth edition.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for R. Goadby [Sherborne]; W. Owen, Bookseller, at Temple-Bar; and J. Lee, near Cripplegate, MDCCLXVIII. [1768]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Attributed to Robert Goadby.

Based on the anonymous 'Life and adventures of Bampfylde-Moore Carew', published in Exeter in 1745.

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:

English Short Title Catalog, T110289.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.