HANGMEN OF ENGLAND A History of Execution from Jack Ketch to Albert Pierrepoint

Hardback. Reprint Book Club Edn. A fascinating collective portrait of the men who chose to perform this brutal and often brutalising duty, and throws a unique spotlight on some of the "darker byways of English social history." Featuring amongst others : William Marwood, William Calcraft, James Berry, John Ellis (the first hangman driven to suicide by the psychological effects of the job) + many more. Illus., Sources and Index. 206pp. 8vo. h/back. F. in Vg+