The History of Jack Sheppard: His Wonderful Exploits and Escapes. a Romance Founded on Facts. with Original Illustrations, from Drawings by J. Sketch.

Publisher Marketing: Title: The History of Jack Sheppard: his wonderful exploits and escapes. A romance founded on facts. With original illustrations, from drawings by J. Sketch. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Sheppard, John; Sketch, Jack; 1839. 8 . 12620.ee.22. Contributor Bio:  Sheppard, John John Sheppard developed an interest in writing later in life than many. He grew-up reading and enjoying the works of authors; E. G. Poe, Jack London, Leo Tolstoy, and John Hersey. Currently, John is an engineer for a major Japanese automobile company. He has a BA in Biblical studies. John prefers to mix history and suspense as he writes. His books TEN DAYS, and Seeds of the Bitter Harvest are part of the "Fallen" Series.