Highwaymen

AN EARLY READER EDITION

ISBN: 9781842994566

The daring hold-ups and amazing exploits of many highwaymen made them heroes in their lifetime and legents in ours. Some were just as we imagine them - fearless cavaliers, carefree, chivalrous, romantic knights in three-cornered hats - true Gentlemen of the Road. Yet many more, such as half-mythical Dick Dutpin, were unmitigated rogues who simply desired easy money. In this book Russell Ash writes about both sort of highwaymen, their different backgrounds and methods, the measures taken against them, and the punishments they suffered when they were caught. He describes some of their favourite localities and the inns and taverns they supposedly frequented.

ISBN: 9780747802600

Young William de Lacey is high born, the son of a gentleman. But he's on the run, having stolen money and a horse, and has taken up with a highwayman. It's enough to hang him three times over. Despite struggling with his conscience, Will feels free for the first time in his life - and it's all down to the mysterious Bess. Now can they survive the risks of the eighteenth-century highwayman's harsh life?

ISBN: 9781406303117

At one time highwaymen were as common as crows. John Farman's irreverent history of these naughty individuals dispels many myths and reveals that the consequences of being caught usually resulted in a sticky end.

ISBN: 9780099407119

This is an astounding, action-packed adventure tale of mystery and kidnapping, with an unforgettable cast of heroes, villains, thieves and all the stars of the circus. Left for dead in a lion's cage, baby Daniel is adopted by Hubble, owner of a traveling circus. Twelve years later, his carefree life as a bareback rider is shattered by vivid premonitions. When Josie joins the circus, Daniel realizes that his visions are coming true, but he still cannot stop the terrible fire that he had foreseen. In the aftermath he is snatched away - taken to London, gagged and bound, and he must find a way to escape. But could the city be the place to finally discover the truth behind his birth?

ISBN: 9780746068403

highwaymen, on pub signs, in films, in fiction and so on, is discussed.

ISBN: 9780750935289