Hue and Cryby Patrick Pringle | |
| Category: |
"World History - Cultural" |
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| Pages: | 210 |
| Year of Publication: | 1955 |
| Date Read: | 03/02/1997 |
| Notes: | Subtitle:The Story of Henry and John Fielding and Bow Street Runners The founding of the London Police by author Henry Fielding and his blind brother, John and Saunders Welch in the mid-1700s. Prior to this, crime was rampant because the English felt police would curb their freedom. Also covers Thomas de Veil, the first paid magistrate (and therefore the first who didn't have to rely on bribes and fines), and Jonathan Wild, master criminal. |
| My Rating: | 8 |