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"The Highwayman" by Lord Dunsany

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For being published in 1908, that would be King Edward VII. However, highwaymen in England were largely over by 1831, and even in those early decades of the 19th century they were already rare. So this would almost certainly be set during the Georgian era (1714 to 1830). It's possible it could be a bit earlier, we have to remove the reign of Queen Anne, but there are late Stuart kings who are possible: Charles II, or James VII/II. We don't really have enough cues to say for sure, other than the King's Road isn't a thing until the reign of Charles II, so that puts an end cap on the earliest date for the story. But highwaymen were in their heyday during the Georgian period, so that's the most probable. It's a large window of time, most of the 18th century, but at least it's something.


The image used is the illustration by Sidney H. Sime for the 1908 publication of the story.

To follow along: https://archive.org/details/swordwelleran00dunsrich/page/n139/mode/2up
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Highway Men
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Lord Dunsany, Tom o' the Roads, highwayman
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