Dick Turpin: legends and lies

Dick Turpin was a famous highwayman, liar, thief, bully and murderer... or was he? 7th April 1739. York. Today is the day Dick Turpin will die. A young boy waits in the crowd below the scaffold. Waits for a glimpse of the famous highwayman. Waits to see him hang. In the crowd are five people - a villain, a victim, a fool, a traitor and an old man - who want to tell their stories. For some of…

The mystery of me

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9781800901643

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104 p. ; ill. ; 20 cm

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