Extracts from The New and Complete Newgate Calendar Vol. 1

About this film

LibriVox recording of Extracts from The New and Complete Newgate Calendar Vol. 1, by William Jackson. Read by Roy Schreiber Volume One of the New and Complete Newgate Calendar, covering the years 1700 through 1723, relates stories of British trials, the persons accused and the crimes committed. It is primarily based upon contemporary newspaper and pamphlet accounts of these trials. Where the criminal is particularly well known, such as the highwayman, burglar and escape artist Jack Sheppard, other sources were used as well. The readings used here are selected to illustrate different aspects of the eighteenth century criminal world and the British legal system. (Summary by Roy Schreiber) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B part 1 (104MB) Download M4B part 2 (81MB)

Directors & creators

William Jackson

Subjects

LibriVox;Audiobooks;history;criminals;pirates;highwayman;executions;trials

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