Jack Sheppard

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Title
Jack Sheppard
Description
This particular ballad was written approximately a full decade after Sheppard died in 1724, evidence of his lasting hold on the public imagination. The ballad mentions the highwayman Joseph "Blueskin" Blake, an accomplice of Sheppard known for his violent inclinations. Sheppard and Blake did work together to rob Jack's apprentice-master. However, the accounts of this ballad are only partially correct. Sheppard was Wood's apprentice in carpentry, but before that, he was apprenticed to William Kneebone. Kneebone, rather than Wood, was the victim of this betrayal. There is also no record of Sheppard killing Mrs. Wood.
Call Number (click link to view in library catalog)
IUB00693
Authors
Disley, Henry (printer)
Full Title
Jack Sheppard
Date
between 1860 and 1883
Publisher
57 High Street, St. Giles, London
Location
London
Language
English
Rights
This item is the physical property of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, may reside with the materials' creator(s) or their heirs.
Type
Text
Medium
Ephemera
Bibliographic Citation
Jack Sheppard. London: Henry Disley, printer, 57, High Street, St. Giles, London, 1860. Print.

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