Highwaymen

by Charles J. Finger

From Back Those to whom the words "Tyburn Hill" and "Hounslow Heath" recall certain illicit longings of their childhood, will welcome this book, with its robust, swaggering half-dozen of heroes, and the stories of their exploits. For surely there never were more gallant rogues than those whom Mr.Finger celebrates, in a book which is the very embodiment of romance and magnificent scoundrelism. It is a merry company, to whom we are introduced; Colonel Blood, who once placed a noose about the neck of the Duke of Ormond; Jack Sheppard, Knight of the Road, and most talented of prison breakers; Dick Turpin, whose ride to York is one of the most celebrated of exploits; Claude Duval, who robbed with a smile and a song, and thought impoliteness a crime; and Bill of Tierra del Fuego, who followed, in modern times, the traditions of an earlier day.

258 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1923