The Autobiography of a Thief

The Autobiography of a Thief

The Autobiography of a Thief "There is no man doth a wrong for the wrong's sake, but...
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Author: Hapgood, Hutchins,1869-1944
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Language: English
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The Autobiography of a Thief

The Autobiography of a Thief

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The Autobiography of a Thief

$19.99 $9.99
Author: Hapgood, Hutchins,1869-1944
Format: eBook
Language: English

The Autobiography of a Thief

"There is no man doth a wrong for the wrong's sake, but thereby to purchase himself profit, or pleasure, or honour, or the like; therefore why should I be angry with a man for loving himself better than me? And if any man should do wrong merely out of ill-nature, why, yet it is but like the thorn or briar, which prick and scratch because they can do no other." I met the ex-pickpocket and burglar whose autobiography follows soon after his release from a third term in the penitentiary. For several weeks I was not particularly interested in him. He was full of a desire to publish in the newspapers an expos of conditions obtaining in two of our state institutions, his motive seeming partly revenge and partly a very genuine feeling that he had come in contact with a systematic crime against humanity. But as I continued to see more of him, and learned much about his life, my interest grew; for I soon perceived that he not only had led a typical thief's life, but was also a man of more than common natural intelligence, with a gift of vigorous expression. With little schooling he had yet educated himself, mainly by means of the prison libraries, until he had a good and [10] individually expressed acquaintance with many of the English classics, and with some of the masterpieces of philosophy. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 45169
Author: Hapgood, Hutchins
Release Date: Mar 18, 2014
Format: eBook
Language: English

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