The History of the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard
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The History of the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard is an early 18th-century criminal biography recounting the exploits, escapes, and eventual downfall of the notorious English thief and prison-breaker Jack Sheppard.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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criminal biography ⓘ prose narrative ⓘ |
| about |
English thief Jack Sheppard
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criminal underworld in early 18th-century London ⓘ prison escapes ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Newgate Calendar tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronicles |
Jack Sheppard’s criminal career
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Jack Sheppard’s repeated prison breaks ⓘ events leading to Jack Sheppard’s downfall ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| depicts |
Jack Sheppard’s eventual capture and execution
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Jack Sheppard’s multiple escapes from confinement ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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criminal biography ⓘ true crime literature ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Jack Sheppard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
crime and punishment
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fame and notoriety ⓘ social conditions in early 18th-century London ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early Georgian England ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | English criminal biography tradition ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Jack Sheppard
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John Sheppard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
downfall of Jack Sheppard
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escapes of Jack Sheppard ⓘ exploits of Jack Sheppard ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | third-person account ⓘ |
| portrays |
Jack Sheppard as a notorious thief
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Jack Sheppard as a prison-breaker NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Sheppard’s life of theft and burglary ⓘ Jack Sheppard’s public execution ⓘ Jack Sheppard’s rise from obscurity ⓘ |
| portraysSetting |
London prisons
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London streets and taverns ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Newgate prison narratives
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broadside criminal lives ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| settingPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| subjectNotability | notorious English criminal ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation |
housebreaker
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thief ⓘ |
| timeOfPublication | early 18th century ⓘ |
| workTitle | The History of the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | narrative prose pamphlet ⓘ |
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