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Description for Smuggling
Paperback. A fascinating history of open smuggling along the south coast of Britain Num Pages: 320 pages, 52 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; 3JH; BTC; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
A smuggler ... ‘honest thief’ or ‘wretch’? Opinion was divided some 200 years ago when smuggling was in its heyday and known as ‘that infamous traffick’. Charles Lamb, the essayist, was in favour when he wrote in the early 1800s, ‘I like a smuggler; he is the only honest thief.’ The great lexicographer Dr Johnson begged to differ when he wrote this definition in his dictionary: ‘A smuggler is a wretch who, in defiance of the laws, imports or exports without payment of the customs.’ Most people would rather agree with Lamb, but Johnson’s definition is nearer the truth. ... Read more
A smuggler ... ‘honest thief’ or ‘wretch’? Opinion was divided some 200 years ago when smuggling was in its heyday and known as ‘that infamous traffick’. Charles Lamb, the essayist, was in favour when he wrote in the early 1800s, ‘I like a smuggler; he is the only honest thief.’ The great lexicographer Dr Johnson begged to differ when he wrote this definition in his dictionary: ‘A smuggler is a wretch who, in defiance of the laws, imports or exports without payment of the customs.’ Most people would rather agree with Lamb, but Johnson’s definition is nearer the truth. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445643656
SKU
V9781445643656
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Chris McCooey
Chris McCooey was born in Tunbridge Wells in 1949 and was educated at The Skinners’ School. He spent three years at University College, Oxford – his thesis was titled 'Socio-Geographical Aspects of Illicit Trading in Kent in the 18th Century', in other words, smuggling. He then spent ten years teaching in Japan. He studied at the Graduate School of Journalism, ... Read more
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