Project Gutenberg 2023-04-09 Public domain in the USA. 157 Speckman, Charles 1763 Brown, Charles The life, travels, exploits, frauds and robberies of Charles Speckman, alias Brown, who was executed at Tyburn on Wednesday 23d of November, 1763 $aUnited Kingdom :$bJ. Fuller, $c1763. Bob Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The life, travels, exploits, frauds and robberies of Charles Speckman, alias Brown" is a true crime autobiography written during the early 18th century. The narrative recounts the life and numerous criminal activities of Charles Speckman, detailing his extensive encounters with crime across England, Scotland, Ireland, North America, and the West Indies over the span of fifteen years, culminating in his execution in London in 1763. This book provides a vivid account of a life steeped in thievery and deceit, alongside reflections on the consequences of such a lifestyle. In this gripping memoir, Charles Speckman reveals the intricacies of his criminal career from a young age, detailing his early mistakes, the thefts he committed, and the clever ruses he employed to evade capture. His escapades include robbing tradespeople, hiring horses without the intent to return them, and evading capture despite being pursued by law enforcement. Interspersed with cautionary maxims aimed at the public to prevent falling victim to similar schemes, Speckman's narrative embodies a mix of bravado and remorse, highlighting the fleeting nature of success in a life of crime, ultimately leading him to a bitter reckoning in Newgate prison. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230112185903speckman 1763 GB Reading ease score: 50.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Criminals -- England -- Biography Speckman, Charles, -1763 HV Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Biographies Category: History - British Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 134802 2025-07-28T04:50:01.440042 text/html 133496 2023-04-09T14:00:24 text/html 360381 2025-07-28T04:50:05.136027 application/epub+zip 359582 2025-07-28T04:50:02.673052 application/epub+zip 287967 2025-07-28T04:50:01.945082 application/epub+zip 1128729 2025-07-28T04:50:07.092993 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1114531 2025-07-28T04:50:04.604012 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119066 2025-07-28T04:50:01.197037 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 118867 2023-04-09T14:00:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18349 2025-07-28T04:50:07.251997 application/rdf+xml 22345 2025-07-28T04:50:02.156027 image/jpeg 2689 2025-07-28T04:50:02.050014 image/jpeg 45369 2023-04-09T14:00:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 739139 2023-04-09T14:00:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 744418 2025-07-28T04:50:01.471039 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog