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The English writer, comedian and TV host is a highway robber in 1735 in the zany Apple TV+ series, playing a gentle soul in the harsh world of forest-based stick-ups, witches and curses.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024

While other cities fell to these forces, Tabriz resisted, and a leader emerged: Sattar Khan, a former highway robber who had transformed into a principled freedom fighter.

From Washington Post • Oct. 16, 2022

Invoking the name of the infamous 18th Century highway robber Dick Turpin, Ms Cooper questioned the past conduct of some rail operators.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2012

The Cairo press calls him "savior of the people," the Israelis say "highway robber," "treacherous wolf."

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week I supped with a highway robber; now to-day I will eat ices with a gipsy.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur