The life and adventures of Bampfylde-Moore Carew, commonly called the king of the beggars: being an impartial account of his life, from his leaving Tiverton School at the Age of Fifteen, and entering into a Society of Gipsies; wherein the Motives of his Conduct are related and explained: The great Number of Characters and Shapes he has appeared in through Great Britain, Ireland, and several other Places of Europe: with his Travels twice through great Part of America: Giving A Particular Account Of the Origin, Government, Laws, and Customs of the Gipsies, with the Method of electing their King: and a dictionary of the cant language used by the mendicants.
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- M.DCC.LXXXVIII. [1788]
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Also known as
Apology for the life of Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew.
Publication/Creation
London : printed for J. Hodges, W. Millar, R. Tonson, T. French, J. Ottridge, G. Wade, and J. Wren, M.DCC.LXXXVIII. [1788]
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222,[6]p. ; 120.
References note
ESTC T120581
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