The great nightmen conspiracy : a tale of the eighteenth century's dishonourable underworld / Tyge Krogh ; translated by John Mason.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krogh, Tyge, 1954- author.

Contributor:

Mason, John (Translator), translator.

Series:

Microhistories

Standardized Title:

Store natmands komplot. English

Language:

Danish

English

Subjects (All):

Murder--Denmark--Kalundborg--Case studies.

Murder.

Watchmen--Denmark--History--18th century.

Watchmen.

History.

Denmark.

Denmark--Kalundborg.

Genre:

Case studies.

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 145 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.

Summary:

"Through microhistorical methodology, The Great Nightmen Conspiracy presents a detailed insight into the lives of the nightmen in Kalundborg and the society that constructed their alienation. It is ideal for academics and postgraduate students of microhistory and urban history"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The missing peasant

The nightmen's conspiracy

Prosecutor Niels Lind

Dishonour as a profession

Dishonour and magic

The case of Morten Tailor

The nightmen and the Christian community

The sad tale of Hans Møller

The Zealand underworld

A den of thieves : the nightmen's story

In the dungeon : torture and escape

The final sentence and its execution

Niels Lind's last battle with merchant Borthig

What later befell the nightman family.

Notes:

Translation of: Det store natmands komplot : en historie om 1700-tallets kriminelle underverden.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Krogh, Tyge, 1954- Store natmands komplot. English The great nightmen conspiracy.

ISBN:

9781138324008

1138324000

OCLC:

1117311745

Publisher Number:

40029483745