The real one, known as ‘Thief-Taker General of Great Britain and Ireland', made a fortune in the 18th  century by tricking thieves into stealing for him, then turning them in for a reward and returning the  stolen property through his Lost Property Office for another reward.
The real one, known as ‘Thief-Taker General of Great Britain and Ireland', made a fortune in the 18th  century by tricking thieves into stealing for him, then turning them in for a reward and returning the  stolen property through his Lost Property Office for another reward. All told, more than 120 thieves were  hanged or jailed based upon his evidence, before he himself was hanged for trafficking in stolen goods.  The 1743 literary character bears little resemble to the man, merely serving as a vehicle to satirize Robert  Walpole's tyranny. For ten points name this man who was the title character of Henry Fielding's The Life  of ‘blank' the Great.
The real one, known as ‘Thief-Taker General of Great Britain and Ireland', made a fortune in the 18th  century by tricking thieves into stealing for him, then turning them in for a reward and returning the  stolen property through his Lost Property Office for another reward.
Jonathan Wild