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Bernard Cornwell

Gallows Thief

HarperCollins (Jan 01, 2001)

9780007755172

| Paperback

406 pages | 114 x 174 mm

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Genre

Historical Fiction

Plot

1820s Britain: after the wars with France, when unemployment was high and soldiers could be paid off, when the government was desperately afraid of social unrest, any crime was drastically punished and thousands were hung. But one could petition the King and an investigation might ensue...