{"product_id":"9781551115917","title":"Jack Sheppard","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eLondon Labour and the London Poor\u003c\/b\u003e (1861) Henry Mayhew wrote, “Of all books, perhaps none has ever had so baneful effect upon the young mind, taste, and principles” as \u003cb\u003eJack Sheppard\u003c\/b\u003e. An historical novel based on the exploits of John Sheppard, a thief who was executed in 1724, \u003cb\u003eJack Sheppard\u003c\/b\u003e was blamed for inciting working-class crime and vagrancy for decades after its 1839 publication. The fast-paced narrative of Sheppard’s repeated prison escapes and his struggles against the evil thief-catcher Jonathan Wild was immensely popular, as well as controversial, in its own time, and is now available for the first time in a fully annotated edition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Broadview edition includes the original George Cruikshank illustrations, as well as a rich selection of contemporary reviews of the novel and material on the historical Jack Sheppard, Victorian urban street culture, and the novel’s popular theatrical adaptations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadview Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049567142128,"sku":"9781551115917","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781551115917_p0.jpg?v=1763754308","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781551115917","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}