The Regency Underworld

by Low, Donald A.

• ISBN13: 9780750921213
• ISBN10: 0750921218
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd

Summary

Alongside the world of Pride and Prejudice and the Nature poets, of Constable and Nash, there also existed a pulsating underworld where crime and vice of every kind flourished. Venture into this forgotten world, and discover a vivid picture of pleasure-seekers, criminals and body-snatchers at work. This revised edition (out of print for over 15 years) includes a new introduction by the author, who has extensively re-illustrated the book with a variety of contemporary prints, portraits and cartoons to bring the period and the characters during 1800-1830 to life.

Table of Contents

Foreword: Sights and Sounds of Regency London	ix
Preface to the Second Edition	xxv
Acknowledgements	xxvii
Of Rookeries and Thief--Takers	1	(25)
The Last of the Charleys	26	(31)
Nurseries of Crime	57	(19)
The Medical Underworld	76	(23)
Tom and Jerry	99	(24)
A Tradition of Gambling	123	(26)
Some Regency Rogues and Characters	149	(34)
Epilogue	183	(5)
Book List	188	(3)
Index	191