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  2. The Highwayman (poem) - Wikipedia

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    The Highwayman. " The Highwayman " is a romantic ballad and narrative poem written by Alfred Noyes, first published in the August 1906 issue [1] of Blackwood's Magazine, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The following year it was included in Noyes' collection, Forty Singing Seamen and Other Poems, becoming an immediate success.

  3. Alfred Noyes - Wikipedia

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    Poems included "The Barrel-Organ". [6] "The Highwayman" was first published in the August 1906 issue of Blackwood's Magazine, and included the following year in Forty Singing Seamen and Other Poems. In a nationwide poll conducted by the BBC in 1995 to find Britain's favourite poem, "The Highwayman" was voted the nation's 15th favourite poem. [4]

  4. Highwayman (song) - Wikipedia

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    Highwayman (song) " Highwayman " is a song written by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb about a soul with incarnations in four different places in time and history: as a highwayman, a sailor, a construction worker on the Hoover Dam, and finally as a captain of a starship. The song was influenced by the real-life hanged highwayman Jonathan Wild.

  5. Charles Keeping - Wikipedia

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    Charles Keeping. Charles William James Keeping (22 September 1924 – 16 May 1988) was an English illustrator, children's book author and lithographer. He made the illustrations for Rosemary Sutcliff 's historical novels for children, and he created more than twenty picture books. He also illustrated the complete works of Charles Dickens for ...

  6. Highwayman - Wikipedia

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    A highwayman was a robber who stole from travellers. This type of thief usually travelled and robbed by horse as compared to a footpad who travelled and robbed on foot; mounted highwaymen were widely considered to be socially superior to footpads. [1] Such criminals operated until the mid- or late 19th century.

  7. The Highwayman (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    The Highwayman is an American action-adventure-themed television series starring Sam J. Jones, set in "the near future." It was created by Glen A. Larson and Douglas Heyes. The pilot aired in September 1987 and was followed by a short-lived series of nine episodes, with significant changes to the cast and format, that ran from March until May 1988.

  8. Narrative of the Life of James Allen - Wikipedia

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    The Narrative of the Life of James Allen, alias Jonas Pierce, alias James H. York, alias Burley Grove, the Highwayman, Being His Death-bed Confession to the Warden of the Massachusetts State Prison is an autobiographical work by James Allen, published in Boston by Harrington and Co. in 1837. While many copies of the book are extant, the book is ...

  9. Talk:The Highwayman (poem) - Wikipedia

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    This poem is the base of Fleetwood Mac′s Video for the song 'Everywhere'. The poem's beginning lines are even shown at the beginning. Why no mention of Phil Och's song, "The Highwayman", where he uses every other verse? It's a powerful, beautiful song. Phil's arrangement is great. Also; no mention of the verses being quoted in the 1996 Pulitzer Prize w

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