The Life of Mr Jonathan Wild the great. Henry Fielding. 2008.

The real-lifenJonathan Wild, gangland godfather and self-styled “Thief-taker General”, controlled much of the London underworld until he was executed for his crimes in 172*. Even during his lifetime his achievements attracted attention; after his death balladeers sang of his exploits, and satirists made connections between his success and the triumph of corruption in high places.