A Book of Scoundrels: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

A Book of Scoundrels, credited to Charles Whibley, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of A Book of Scoundrels by Charles Whibley. Read in English by Greg Lewin. An ironic history of British criminals, mostly pre-Victorian pickpockets, highwaymen and thieves. Here we meet Moll Cutpurse the Queen of thieves, Jonathan Wild the Thief-taker General, Captain Hind the gallant highwayman and many others. The book begins with an essay on the artistic achievements of thievery followed by a sequence of short biographies. Summary by Greg Lewin.

Recording facts

• Recording title: A Book of Scoundrels
• Author credits: Charles Whibley
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 24
• Listed recording duration: 6:11:55

Catalogue topics

• Crime
• punishment
• thieves
• highwaymen
• murderers

Track guide

1. 00 - Introduction - Part 1 — 28:50
2. 01 - Introduction - Part 2 — 32:37
3. 02 - Captain Hind — 25:06
4. 03 - Moll Cutpurse and Jonathan Wild - Part 1, Moll Cutpurse — 26:45
5. 04 - Moll Cutpurse and Jonathan Wild - Part 2, Jonathan Wild — 15:29
6. 05 - Moll Cutpurse and Jonathan Wild - Part 3, A Parallel — 7:29
7. 06 - Ralph Briscoe — 17:54
8. 07 - Gilderoy and Sixteen-string Jack - Part 1, Gilderoy — 16:07
9. 08 - Gilderoy and Sixteen-string Jack - Part 2, Sixteen-string Jack — 16:18
10. 09 - Gilderoy and Sixteen-string Jack - Part 3, A Parallel — 9:14
11. 10 - Thomas Pureney — 17:37
12. 11 - Sheppard and Cartouche - Part 1, Jack Sheppard — 11:55
13. 12 - Sheppard and Cartouche - Part 2, Louis-Dominique Cartouche — 14:16
14. 13 - Sheppard and Cartouche - Part 3, A Parallel — 6:41
15. 14 - Vaux — 7:46
16. 15 - George Barrington — 16:49
17. 16 - The Switcher and Gentleman Harry - Part 1, The Switcher — 18:38
18. 17 - The Switcher and Gentleman Harry - Part 2, Gentleman Harry — 17:55
19. 18 - The Switcher and Gentleman Harry - Part 3, A Parallel — 5:05
20. 19 - Brodie and Peace - Part 1, Deacon Brodie — 14:32
21. 20 - Brodie and Peace - Part 2, Charles Peace — 16:42
22. 21 - Brodie and Peace - Part 3, A Parallel — 5:53
23. 22 - The Man in the Grey Suit — 10:57
24. 23 - Monsieur L'Abbé — 11:19

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