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The Scarlet Pimpernel is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy, published in 1905.It was written after her stage play of the same title (co-authored with her husband Montague Barstow) enjoyed a long run in London, having opened in Nottingham in 1903.
Richard Turpin (bapt. 21 September 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft.Turpin may have followed his father's trade as a butcher early in his life but, by the early 1730s, he had joined a gang of deer thieves and, later, became a poacher, burglar, horse thief, and killer.
Dillinger is a 1973 American biographical gangster film, dramatizing the life and criminal exploits of notorious bank robber John Dillinger. It is written and directed by John Milius in his feature directorial debut, and stars Warren Oates as Dillinger, Ben Johnson as FBI Agent Melvin Purvis , and Michelle Phillips in her first film performance ...
Inspired by the legendary figure of Jimmie Angel, Quilici created a daring and moving character, Mike Angel, fascinated by the exuberant richness and attraction of the immense virgin forest and driven by the desire to pursue a dream, always close and never trapped, in the hidden depth of that green sky of the Gran Sabana.
"A daring fellow is the jewel of the world...." —Michael Flaherty "...the blow of a loy, have taught me that there's a great gap between a gallous story and a dirty deed." —Pegeen Mike "You've turned me a likely gaffer in the end of all, the way I'll go romancing through a romping lifetime, from this hour to the dawning of the Judgment Day."
Joe Byrne frequently visited his mother at her house in Beechworth and was also seen carousing in bars in the town, despite having a price on his head. This was due to a combination of his skill and daring, the incompetence of the police and the support of local residents for the Kelly Gang.
Exploit means to take advantage of something (a person, situation, etc.) for one's own end, especially unethically or unjustifiably. Exploit can mean: Exploitation of natural resources; Exploit (computer security) Video game exploit; Exploitation of labour, Marxist and other sociological aspects
Siringo called Butch Cassidy, "the shrewdest and most daring out law of the present age," and the Wild Bunch "kept a system of blind post offices all the way from the Hole-in-the-Wall in northern Wyoming to Alma in southern New Mexico, these post offices being in rocky crevices or on top of round mounds on the desert."