John Clavell, 1601-43 : highwayman, author, lawyer, doctor : with a reprint of his poem, A recantation of an ill led life, 1634 / by J.H.P. Pafford
1993, 1st edition. Oxford : Leopard's Head Press. Provenance: Birmingham Medical Institute (with accompanying bookplate and stamp). Spine uniformly sun-toned. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Item #237579
ISBN: 0904920283
Physical description; xiv, 309 p., [5] leaves of plates: ill., facsims., ports.; 23 cm. Notes; With a reprint of Clavell's poem A recantation of an ill led life, 1634. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Summary; John Clavell was born into a good Dorset family and was undoubtedly an intelligent individual, but he left Oxford University in disgrace and opted for life as a highwayman. This book surveys Clavell's life and character, finding very few saving graces (he married a girl aged only nine), based on all available sources. It includes copies of Clavell's letters and poems, including his Recantation of an Ill Led Life. Subjects; Clavell, John 1601-1643. 17th century. Authors, English - Early modern, 1500-1700 - Biography. Brigands and robbers - England - Dorset - Biography. Physicians - Ireland - Biography. Lawyers - Ireland - Biography. Authors, English - 17th century - Biography. Brigands and robbers - England - Dorset. Dorset (England) - Biography). English poetry. Biography & autobiography: historical, political & military. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General.
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