The pathetic history of George Barnwell, the London apprentice
Subtitle: who, by keeping company, and following the advice of a woman of the town, named Milwood, was reduced to the lowest pitch of infamy; detailing every particular of his guilty career, from the robbing of his master to the dreadful murder of his uncle! With the history of Maria, his sweetheart
Publisher: Printed by and for Hodgson & Co. No. 10, Newgate Street
Published: 1822
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
Subjects: Murder; English Chapbooks; Murderers
Notes: Preface, p. 3: The tragic muse of Lillo, in 1759, made the life of the unfortunate George Barnwell the subject of an affecting play, which was first acted at Drury-lane Theatre with great success.

Hand-colored engraved frontispiece.

P. Brown's "London publishers and printers" (1982) records 1822 imprint for Hodgson & Co.

Copy 1. Lacks engraved frontispiece and leaf of plates. From the collection of Leslie Shepard. Bonhams, sale 11945, lot 150.