The pathetic history of George Barnwell, the London apprentice; : who, by keeping company, and following the advice of a woman of the town, named Milwood, was reduced to the lowest pitch of infamy; detailing every particular of his guilty career, from the robbing of his master to the dreadful murder of his uncle! With the history of Maria, his sweetheart.

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[1822?]
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The pathetic history of George Barnwell, the London apprentice; : who, by keeping company, and following the advice of a woman of the town, named Milwood, was reduced to the lowest pitch of infamy; detailing every particular of his guilty career, from the robbing of his master to the dreadful murder of his uncle! With the history of Maria, his sweetheart. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London : Printed by and for Hodgson & Co. No. 10, Newgate Street, [1822?]

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24 pages, 1 unnumbered folded leaf of plates : color illustrations ; 12mo (18 cm)

Notes

Preface, p. 3: The tragic muse of Lillo, in 1759, made the life of the unfortunate George Barnwell the subject of an affecting play, which was first acted at Drury-lane Theatre with great success.
Hand-colored engraved frontispiece.
P. Brown's "London publishers and printers" (1982) records 1822 imprint for Hodgson & Co.
Copy 1. Lacks engraved frontispiece and leaf of plates. From the collection of Leslie Shepard. Bonhams, sale 11945, lot 150.

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