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The King of the beggars : Bampfylde-Moore Carew
Carew, Bampfylde Moore (1693-1770?); Price, Thomas of Poole; Goadby, Robert (1721-1778); Goadby, Mrs Robert; Wilkinson, Cyril Hackett (1888-1960)
1931
"Conclusive evidence of his popularity is furnished by the great number of editions [with varying titles] in which Carew's adventures are described at varying length. But his story as told in The life...
The life and adventures of Bampfylde-Moore Carew : commonly called the king of the beggars: being an impartial account of his life, from his leaving Tiverton school at the age of fifteen, and entering into a society of Gipsies... the great number of characters and shapes he has appeared in ... with his travels twice through great part of America: giving a particular account of the origin, government, laws, and customs of the Gipsies; with the method of electing their king: and a dictionary of the Cant language, used by the mendicants
Carew, Bampfylde Moore (1693-1770?); Price, Thomas of Poole; Goadby, Robert (1721-1778); Goadby, Mrs Robert
1789
The authorship has been ascribed variously to Thomas Price, Robert Goadby, Mrs. Goadby and Carew himself. There are numerous versions with varying titles. "A dictionary of the Cant language," p. [19...
The surprising adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew, king of the beggars : containing his life, a dictionary of the cant language and many entertaining particulars of that extraordinary man
Carew, Bampfylde Moore (1693-1770?); Price, Thomas of Poole; Goadby, Robert (1721-1778); Goadby, Mrs Robert
[1813]
Engraved t.p., undated; plates undated. One of the numerous versions with varying titles, the authorship of which has been ascribed variously to Thomas Price, Robert Goadby, Mrs. Goadby and Carew hi...
An apology for the life of Mr. Bampfylde- Moore Carew : commonly call'd the King of beggars
Goadby, Robert (1721-1778)
[1765?]
Head and tail pieces, initials. Dedication "To the Worshipful Justice Fielding" signed: The historiographer to Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew. Dedication "To the publick" signed: Bampfylde-Moore Carew....
The life and adventures of Bampfylde-Moore Carew, commonly called the King of the Beggars... : being a true account of his life, from his leaving Tiverton School at the age of fifteen, and entering into a society of gypsies ... : with his travels twice through great part of America : giving a particular account of the origin, government, laws and customs of the gipsies, with the method of electing their king ; to which is added a dictionary of the cant language used by the mendicants
Carew, Bampfylde Moore (1693-1770?); Price, Thomas (1787-1848); Goadby, Robert (1721-1778); Goadby, Mrs Robert
1802
One of the numerous versions with varying titles the authorship of which has been ascribed variously to Thomas Price, Robert Goadby, Mrs. Goadby and Carew himself.