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

Contributor:

Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731, attributed name.

Jebb, S. (Samuel), 1694?-1772.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Melville, Robert, 1723-1809.

Melville, Robert.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([2],108p.,plate )

Edition:

The second edition.

Other Title:

Narrative of the proceedings in France, for discovering and detecting the murderers of the English gentlemen,

Place of Publication:

London : printed for J. Roberts, in Warwick-Lane, M.DCC.XXV. [1725]

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.

A reissue of the "Second edition" of 1724.

"Price 1s.6d".

Drop-head title on p. [1]: 'An account of the Cortoucheans in France'.

Price from imprint: price 1 s. 6 d.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Moore, 465

English Short Title Catalog, T70640.

OCLC:

642666677