Comments on: Book Giveaway – The Thief-Taker Series (22/07/13)

By: Stephen

Stephen — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 11:04:50 +0000

The gods of random selected Aleksandra for Stealth (note that was the first of his entries) and I’m going to offer a copy of something to Alisa too for the essay on Jonathan Wild

By: Alisa K. Santana

Alisa K. Santana — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 00:14:13 +0000

Jonathan Wild (born c.1683), probably Britain’s most well-known criminal of the 18th century, was known as the director of a ‘corporation of thieves’. He learned his ‘trade’ while serving a sentence in a debtor’s prison, and established a curious reputation as ‘Thief Taker General of Great Britain and Ireland’. He directed a largeband of thieves and felons who dealt in stolen goods, kept the stolen goods himself and waited until the crime and theft was announced in the papers, at which point he would claim that his agents had found them, and would return them to their rightful owners, demanding a fee. Any criminals who would not comply with his organization were betrayed by Wild to the police. He informed on about 120 men during his career, and all went to the gallows. He himself was arrested on a minor felony charge, found guilty and hanged at Tyburn in May 1725. His gang included Jack Sheppard, housebreaker, Nathaniel Hawes, highwayman, William Burridge, horse stealer, and others, all executed in the 1720s.

By: Aleksandra Kesek

Aleksandra Kesek — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 13:24:37 +0000

K is for Kill the witness (if any) – cheaper than bribes.

By: Kristjan Helgi

Kristjan Helgi — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 09:30:22 +0000

J for the jailer. The unappreciated part of evey scoundrels story.

By: Aleksandra Kesek

Aleksandra Kesek — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 07:25:40 +0000

I is for Invisible like Ezio in the crowd – pickpocket master.

By: Robin carter

Robin carter — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 13:03:53 +0000

H is for hangman … The person thieves hope to never meet

By: Ian Taylor

Ian Taylor — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 10:54:54 +0000

G is for Greed, the downfall of so many thieves.

By: Ian Taylor

Ian Taylor — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 10:53:11 +0000

F is for Fafhrd, companion to the redoubtable Grey Mouser

By: Marina

Marina — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 10:05:46 +0000

T is for Thieves’ Guild, an honourable thief is always registered.

By: Thejaswi Udupa

Thejaswi Udupa — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 09:59:21 +0000

E is embezler (he stole the other z)