简介：<p>NoelFieldingstarsasDickTurpin,whoalwaysbelievedhewasdestinedforsomethingbiggerthanalifechoppingmeatinhisdad’sbutcher’sshop.Andhewasright.WhenheinadvertentlybecomesleaderoftheEssexGang,anotoriousbunchofoutlaws,herealiseshe’sfoundhiscalling.Sure,hemightbeapeace-lovingveganwhobelievesinpanacheoverpistols,butwhathelacksinhard-corehighwayskillshemakesupforinimagination,inventionandincrediblypointypurpleshoes.Inthisirreverentretelling,Dickisthemostfamous,butleastlikelyofhighwayrobbers,whosesuccessisdefinedmostlybyhischarm,showmanshipandgreathair.Togetherwithhisgangofloveablerogues,Dickridesthehighsandlowsofcelebrity-anddoeswhathecantoescapetheclutchesoftheThiefTakerGeneral.</p>