Episode 180: Above the Law (ad-free) (Patreon)

In the world of folklore, one of the most interesting most timeless characters is also the least supernatural. But that doesn’t mean their stories are any less thrilling or entertaining.

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Further Reading

1. “Arabian coins found in Rhode Island may solve pirate mystery,” Independent, April 2021, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/arabian-coins-solve-pirate-mystery-b1825823.html.
2. George Boxall, The Story of the Australian Bushrangers (Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1974).
3. Buckley, Matthew. “Sensations of Celebrity: ‘Jack Sheppard’ and the Mass Audience,” Victorian Studies 44, No. 3 (2002): pp. 423-463.
4. Cashman, Ray. “The Heroic Outlaw in Irish Folklore and Popular Literature,” Folklore 111, no. 2 (2000): pp. 191-215.
5. Alex C. Castles, Ned Kelly’s Last Days: Setting the Record Straight on the Death of an Outlaw (Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin, 2005).
6. R. B. Dobson and J. Taylor, Rymes of Robyn Hood: An Introduction to the English Outlaw (Chatham: W & J Mackay Limited, 1976).
7. Lucy Moore, The Thieves’ Opera: The Remarkable Lives of Jonathan Wild, Thief-Taker, and Jack Sheppard, House-Breaker (London: Viking, 1997).
8. Graham Seal, Outlaw Heroes in Myth and History (New York: Anthem Press, 2011).