Executioner
The Chronicles of James Berry, Victorian Hangman
Will be published approx. on 20. May 2004
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-7509-3407-7 (ISBN)
Description
James Berry, a dour and somewhat pious ex-policeman who hailed from Yorkshire, was Britain's hangman from 1884 to 1892 and was responsible for carrying out 200 executions. In this biography, the reader is taken into the world of Victorian crime and punishment.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7509-3407-7 (9780750934077)
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Person
Stewart Evans is a leading crime historian, widely considered one of the Victorian era. His previous books include Jack the Ripper, Letters From Hell and Jack the Ripper and the Whitechapel Murders. He lives in Cambridgeshire.