Project Gutenberg 2024-03-17 Public domain in the USA. 233 Vaux, James Hardy 1782 unk84075364 Memoirs of James Hardy Vaux. Written by himself. $aLondon :$bW Clowes, $c1819. MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Memoirs of James Hardy Vaux" by James Hardy Vaux is an autobiographical account written in the early 19th century. The book chronicles the life experiences of the author, who recounts his descent into a life of crime and his subsequent experiences as a convict transported to Australia. The narrative provides a unique insight into the mind of someone who has embraced a life of moral ambiguity and illegal activities. The opening of the memoir introduces Vaux's family background and early life, emphasizing both his educational experiences and the affection he received from his grandparents. As he reflects on his formative years, he begins to reveal his growing discontent and desires for adventure, which eventually lead him down a path of recklessness. The initial chapters depict a gradual shift from innocence to moral decline, as Vaux becomes easily influenced by bad company and indulges in gambling and dishonest behavior, ultimately setting the stage for his future trials and tribulations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433082394838 20201130154359vaux 1819 GB Reading ease score: 59.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Criminals -- England -- Biography Vaux, James Hardy, 1782- Thieves -- England -- Biography Thieves -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Biography Cant -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. Flash (Prisoners' dialect) -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. English language -- Great Britain -- Slang -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. Rogues and vagabonds -- Great Britain -- Language -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. HV Text Category: Biographies 788220 2025-09-29T05:12:52.469843 text/html 758909 2024-03-17T16:27:50 text/html 619973 2025-09-29T05:13:03.020765 application/epub+zip 618719 2025-09-29T05:12:54.348856 application/epub+zip 443293 2025-09-29T05:12:53.351853 application/epub+zip 890095 2025-09-29T05:13:09.456779 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 796258 2025-09-29T05:13:02.119822 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 696767 2025-09-29T05:12:50.947824 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 676804 2024-03-17T16:27:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17201 2025-09-29T05:13:09.603745 application/rdf+xml 15016 2025-09-29T05:12:53.642799 image/jpeg 2683 2025-09-29T05:12:53.494828 image/jpeg 547231 2025-09-29T05:12:52.532820 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 en.wikipedia