Executioner : the chronicles of James Berry, Victorian hangman
Evans, Stewart P.2004
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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 two hundred executions. In this biography, the reader is taken into the world of Victorian crime and punishment.
Main title:
Executioner : the chronicles of James Berry, Victorian hangman / Stewart P. Evans.
Author:
Imprint:
Stroud : Sutton, 2004.
Collation:
ix, 356 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 340-342) and index.
ISBN:
9780750934077 (hbk)
Dewey class:
364.66092920
Local class:
BIO BERR
Language:
English
BRN:
360471