Gallows Thief
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ISBN: 0007127162 / Publisher: Harpercollins Pub Ltd, July 2002
1820s Britain: after the wars with France, when unemployment was high and soldiers could be paid off...
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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...
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