Confessions of a Thug by Meadows Taylor
"Confessions of a Thug" by Meadows Taylor is a novel written in 1839 based on India's Thuggee cult. The story follows Ameer Ali, a fictional anti-hero who recounts his life as a thug—one of the "deceivers" who murdered travelers for money and valuables. Set from the late 18th century to 1832, this sensational tale of crime and retribution became a 19th-century bestseller that captivated readers including Queen Victoria, and popularized the word
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About this eBook
| Author | Taylor, Meadows, 1808-1876 |
|---|---|
| Title | Confessions of a Thug |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confessions_of_a_Thug_(novel) |
| Credits |
Produced by Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from a file downloaded from the British Library) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 72.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Thugs (Indic criminal group) -- Fiction |
| Subject | India -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 44881 |
| Release Date | Feb 12, 2014 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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