Jonathan Wild

Jonathan Wild

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18th century English criminal (1682/83–1725)

About Jonathan Wild

Jonathan Wild, also spelled Wilde, was an English thief-taker and a major figure in London's criminal underworld, notable for operating on both sides of the law, posing as a public-spirited vigilante entitled the "Thief-Taker General". He simultaneously ran a significant criminal empire, and used his crimefighting role to remove rivals and launder the proceeds of his own crimes.

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Literature of The 1900s

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