Plot introduction
NoelFieldingstarsasDickTurpin,whoalwaysbelievedhewasdestinedforsomethingbiggerthanalifechoppingmeatinhisdad’sbutcher’sshop.Andhewasright.WhenheinadvertentlybecomesleaderoftheEssexGang,anotoriousbunchofoutlaws,herealiseshe’sfoundhiscalling.Sure,hemightbeapeace-lovingveganwhobelievesinpanacheoverpistols,butwhathelacksinhard-corehighwayskillshemakesupforinimagination,inventionandincrediblypointypurpleshoes.Inthisirreverentretelling,Dickisthemostfamous,butleastlikelyofhighwayrobbers,whosesuccessisdefinedmostlybyhischarm,showmanshipandgreathair.Togetherwithhisgangofloveablerogues,Dickridesthehighsandlowsofcelebrity-anddoeswhathecantoescapetheclutchesoftheThiefTakerGeneral.
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