A swindler's progress : nobles and convicts in the age of liberty / Kirsten McKenzie.

In May 1835 in a Sydney courtroom, a slight, prematurely balding man was charged with forgery. The prisoner claimed he was Edward, Viscount Lascelles, eldest son of the Earl of Harewood. The Crown alleged he was a confidence trickster and serial impostor. Was this the real Edward Lascelles, heir to...

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Main Author: McKenzie, Kirsten, 1970-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Sydney : UNSW Press, 2009.
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