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The Profligate SonThe Profligate Son

The Profligate Son

Nicola Phillips

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A historian pieces together the story of a philandering, Georgian fop, William Jackson, who used his father's money and position with the East India Company to party in brothels and con tradesmen before ending up in an Australian penal colony.

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OL Work ID
OL17563689W

Subjects

YouthSocial life and customsCriminalsConduct of lifePenal transportationBiographyManners and customsYouth, great britainYouth, conduct of lifeCriminals, great britainCriminals, biographyGreat britain, social life and customsPunishmentPrisons, australia

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