Claude Duval legend, including claims of alchemy, gambling, and much womanising. He is reported to haunt the Holt Hotel along the A4260 (Oxford Road) in Oxfordshire, a hotel where he spent many nights when it was a small coaching inn. Recent historians have reappraised the legacy of Duval. James Sharpe in "Dick Turpin" regarded Duval as the most significant figure in the shaping of the highwayman myth. John and Philip Sugden's "The Thief of Hearts" reconstructs what is known of the historical Duval, using much fresh evidence, and shows that the traditions about the Frenchman were used by such literary luminaries as
Bahni Turpin Bahni Turpin Bahni Turpin is an American stage and screen actress known for her roles in "Malcolm X" and "Coldcase Files" and an award-winning audiobook narrator. Her audiobooks are regularly on Amazon’s monthly top ten audiobooks list. Her audiobook career includes some of the most popular and critically acclaimed books in recent years including The Help, "The Hate U Give" and "Children of Blood and Bone". She has narrated over 70 titles. Turpin was born in 1962 in Pontiac, Michigan. "House of Rougeaux" by "Jenny Jaeckel, read by Bahni Turpin." Actor Turpin’s skill with a vast array of accents brings