The northern impostor : being a faithful narrative of the life, adventures, and deceptions, of James George Semple, commonly called Major Semple, alias Major Harrold, Major Maxwell, Major Grant, Major Cunningham, Major Winter, &c. &c. &c. With an Account of his Devices at Lord Salisbury's, Sir Thomas Dundass's, Mr. Pitt's, the Marquis of Landsdown's, &c. &c. Also the various Inventions by which he obtained Goods of different Tradesmen; and the Names of the Persons who were the Objects of his Depredations. Likewise an account of his trial, Before Mr. Justice Gould and the Recorder, at the Old Bailey, on Saturday, September 2, for defrauding Mr. John Lycett, Coach-Maker, in Whitechapel, of a post-chaise, value Fifty Guineas, of which he was convicted. Likewise Mr. Garrow's Motion on the last Day of the Sessions, for deferring Judgment.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Semple, James George, b. 1759.

Standardized Title:

Northern hero.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Semple, James George, called Semple-Lisle, b. 1759.

Semple, James George.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([2],x,112p.,plate )

Edition:

The third edition. With the circumstances of each fraud, and the names of all the parties injured.

Other Title:

Northern impostor

Place of Publication:

London : printed for G. Kearsley, No. 46, Fleet-Street; and Sold by all Booksellers, 1786.

Notes:

Edition statement from head of titlepage.

Originally issued as 'The northern hero'.

With a half-title.

Price from imprint: Of whom may be had, Price Three Shillings, being a proper Companion to this Work, the Whole forming an excellent Lesson to the unwary, Memoirs of a Social Monster; or, The History of Charles Price: with a faithful Detail of his Devices and Depredations on Society for upwards of fifty Years.

Reproduction of original from Harvard University Libraries.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N23231.

OCLC:

642168038