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Author : James Berry
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Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (457 download)
Download or read book My Experiences as an Executioner, by James Berry, Edited by H. Snowden Ward written by James Berry and published by . This book was released on with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James Berry
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book My Experiences as an Executioner written by James Berry and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-25 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Berry's book, 'My Experiences as an Executioner,' delves into the dark and morbid world of capital punishment through the eyes of a seasoned executioner. Berry's writing is straightforward and devoid of unnecessary embellishment, reflecting the harsh realities of his profession. The book provides a glimpse into the psychological toll of taking human lives in the name of justice, offering a unique perspective on a controversial practice. Set against the backdrop of a time when public executions were common, Berry's narrative serves as a chilling reminder of the consequences of violence and the cost of administering justice. His stark prose and attention to detail create a haunting account of life and death in the executioner's domain. James Berry's personal experiences as an executioner shape the narrative of his book, shedding light on the moral and ethical dilemmas faced by those who carry out society's most unforgiving duties. His insights into the inner workings of the executioner's mind reveal the complexities of a role often shrouded in secrecy and taboo. With 'My Experiences as an Executioner,' Berry challenges readers to confront uncomfortable truths about the justice system and the individuals tasked with enforcing it. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the historical and psychological aspects of capital punishment, offering a rare glimpse into a world few dare to explore.
Author : H Snowden Ward
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Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (773 download)
Download or read book HANGMAN My Experiences as an Executioner written by H Snowden Ward and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-06 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You have in your hands the memoir of James Berry (1852-1913), the first truly literate hangman, and the first to write about his position. Mr. Berry's occupation was not by any means taken up from a love of the ghastly, or any pleasure in the work. Even in his business as executioner his soft-heartedness has shown itself, for though it has never caused him to flinch on the scaffold, it has led him to study most carefully the science of his subject, and to take great pains to make death painless. A fascinating aspect of the book are Berry's recollections of notable executions and criminals, his discussions of their crimes, and analysis of their demeanors at trial and death. Included is a chapter of his opinions on various execution methods used around the world, with his conclusion that the British long-drop hanging method was the most humane, and a chapter on hanging from a business point-of-view. The writings are peppered throughout with his views on the moral and social implications of capital punishment. This book is a sensitive and thoughtful account of what Berry himself admitted was a troubling profession. Notoir Books is a publisher of books on topics of esoteric interests, eccentric memoirs, overlooked history and distinctive voices.
Author : Patrick Low
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000095819
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Execution Culture in Nineteenth Century Britain written by Patrick Low and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-29 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited collection offers multi-disciplinary reflections and analysis on a variety of themes centred on nineteenth century executions in the UK, many specifically related to the fundamental change in capital punishment culture as the execution moved from the public arena to behind the prison wall. By examining a period of dramatic change in punishment practice, this collection of essays provides a fresh historical perspective on nineteenth century execution culture, with a focus on Scotland, Wales and the regions of England. From Public Spectacle to Hidden Ritual has two parts. Part 1 addresses the criminal body and the witnessing of executions in the nineteenth century, including studies of the execution crowd and executioners’ memoirs, as well as reflections on the experience of narratives around capital punishment in museums in the present day. Part 2 explores the treatment of the execution experience in the print media, from the nineteenth and into the twentieth century. The collection draws together contributions from the fields of Heritage and Museum Studies, History, Law, Legal History and Literary Studies, to shed new light on execution culture in nineteenth century Britain. This volume will be of interest to students and academics in the fields of criminology, heritage and museum studies, history, law, legal history, medical humanities and socio-legal studies.
Author : Katherine Ebury
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030527506
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Modern Literature and the Death Penalty, 1890-1950 written by Katherine Ebury and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-02-10 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how the cultural and ethical power of literature allowed writers and readers to reflect on the practice of capital punishment in the UK, Ireland and the US between 1890 and 1950. It explores how connections between ‘high’ and ‘popular’ culture seem particularly inextricable where the death penalty is at stake, analysing a range of forms including major works of canonical literature, detective fiction, plays, polemics, criminological and psychoanalytic tracts and letters and memoirs. The book addresses conceptual understandings of the modern death penalty, including themes such as confession, the gothic, life-writing and the human-animal binary. It also discusses the role of conflict in shaping the representation of capital punishment, including chapters on the Easter Rising, on World War I, on colonial and quasi-colonial conflict and on World War II. Ebury’s overall approach aims to improve our understanding of the centrality of the death penalty and the role it played in major twentieth century literary movements and historical events.
Author : Paul Griffiths
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230523242
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Penal Practice and Culture, 1500–1900 written by Paul Griffiths and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-11-12 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English were punished in many different ways in the five centuries after 1500. This collection stretches from whipping to the gallows, and from the first houses of correction to penitentiaries. Punishment provides a striking way to examine the development of culture and society through time. These studies of penal practice explore violence, cruelty and shame, while offering challenging new perspectives on the timing of the decline of public punishment, the rise of imprisonment and reforms of the capital code.
Author : Sean McConville
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136104046
Total Pages : 838 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (361 download)
Download or read book English Local Prisons, 1860-1900 written by Sean McConville and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The local prisons of the latter half of the nineteenth century refined systems of punishment so harsh that one judge considered the maximum penalty of two years local imprisonment to be the most severe punishment known to English law: "next only to death". This work examines how private perceptions and concerns became public policy. It also traces the move in English government from the rural and aristocratic to the urban and more democratic. It follows the rise of the powerful elite of the higher civil service, describes some of the forces that attempted to oppose it, and provides a window through which to view the process of state formation.
Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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Total Pages : 1226 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (68 download)
Download or read book Catalogue of Title-entries of Books and Other Articles ... written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 1226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dean Ruxton
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0717180832
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (171 download)
Download or read book When the Hangman Came to Galway written by Dean Ruxton and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2018-10-19 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Galway, the winter of 1885. The violent murders of John Moylan, killed in a dark boreen, and Alice Burns, shot dead in the dining room of the Royal Hotel, have shaken the county. Now, following painstaking investigations and charged courtroom drama, justice beckons for the guilty parties.James Berry, the notorious executioner who ended the lives of over one hundred criminals in Victorian Britain and Ireland, has come to town. The paths of a secret paramour, a jilted lover and a reluctant hangman are about to cross.When the Hangman Came to Galway is a chilling true story that delivers a meticulously researched, eye-opening portrait of Victorian Ireland and a spine-tingling tale of love, revenge, murder and retribution.
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Total Pages : 842 pages
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Author : Steve Harris
Publisher : Melbourne Books
ISBN 13 : 1922129836
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (221 download)
Download or read book Solomon's Noose written by Steve Harris and published by Melbourne Books. This book was released on 2018-09-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of a young convict, Solomon Blay, who became Her Majesty's hangman in Van Diemen's Land; the man who personally had to deliver an Empire's judgment on 200 men and women, and endured his own noose of personal demons and demonisation in order to "survive"; all in the context of the great struggles of good-evil, life-death, hope-despair, which drew the attention of Darwin, Twain, Trollope and Dickens as Van Diemen's Land evolved from a Hades of Evil to sow the seeds of nationhood. The book paints a vivid picture of the society and poverty from which Blay's character was forged in England and the desperate, brutal nature of being a convict in Van Diemen's Land. Solomon's Noose is an important book in exposing the dark 'underbelly' in the formation of modern Australia. From the furthest corner of that foreign country, the past, comes the haunting story of the convict who became the British Empire's youngest executioner. Beware the shock of the true. - Andrew Rule, award-winning journalist and author. Impressive research and a story that challenges the imagination - except that it's true. A prisoner elects to become a hangman - to improve his lot in life. All this set against the Gothic world of Van Diemen's Land in the time of convicts, bushrangers and rough justice. - Les Carlyon, bestselling author of Gallipoli and The Great War.
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Author : Gary Westfahl
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1610694031
Total Pages : 1424 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)
Download or read book A Day in a Working Life [3 volumes] written by Gary Westfahl and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-04-21 with total page 1424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideal for high school and college students studying history through the everyday lives of men and women, this book offers intriguing information about the jobs that people have held, from ancient times to the 21st century. This unique book provides detailed studies of more than 300 occupations as they were practiced in 21 historical time periods, ranging from prehistory to the present day. Each profession is examined in a compelling essay that is specifically written to inform readers about career choices in different times and cultures, and is accompanied by a bibliography of additional sources of information, sidebars that relate historical issues to present-day concerns, as well as related historical documents. Readers of this work will learn what each profession entailed or entails on a daily basis, how one gained entry to the vocation, training methods, and typical compensation levels for the job. The book provides sufficient specific detail to convey a comprehensive understanding of the experiences, benefits, and downsides of a given profession. Selected accompanying documents further bring history to life by offering honest testimonies from people who actually worked in these occupations or interacted with those in that field.
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Total Pages : 648 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The National Union Catalogs, 1963- written by and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Henry Fielding
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780819551276
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (512 download)
Download or read book The True Patriot and Related Writings written by Henry Fielding and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 1987-11 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fielding’s political pamphlets of the Jacobite uprising.
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Total Pages : 700 pages
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