Author: John M'Diarmid
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
The Scrapbook
Author: John M'Diarmid
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
The Parlour Scrap Book
Author: Willis Gaylord Clark
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gift books
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gift books
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
The Hangman's Scrapbook
Author: Neil R Storey
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1399031708
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
During his years as executioner between 1901 and 1924, John Ellis hanged over 200 men and women. Among them were some of the most infamous killers of the 20th century including Dr Crippen, John Dickman 'The Railway Murderer', George Smith 'The Brides in the Bath' murderer, Henry Jacoby, poisoners Frederick Seddon and Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong. Ellis also hanged Sir Roger Casement for treachery and carried out the execution of Edith Thompson, one of the most controversial hangings in the history of capital punishment. British executioners kept their own legers recording brief details of those they hanged, John Ellis maintained just such a leger too but he is believed to be the only British executioner to have kept an additional scrapbook of his personal accounts of those he executed and their crimes and as such it is a unique volume in the annals of British crime and punishment. Rediscovered after being lost for decades, John Ellis' scrapbook - its cuttings, manuscript texts, and annotations - have now been diligently transcribed and we can now read the book Ellis envisaged in his own words, and in doing so, we gain a remarkable insight into the life and executions one of Britain's most notable but least-known hangmen.
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1399031708
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
During his years as executioner between 1901 and 1924, John Ellis hanged over 200 men and women. Among them were some of the most infamous killers of the 20th century including Dr Crippen, John Dickman 'The Railway Murderer', George Smith 'The Brides in the Bath' murderer, Henry Jacoby, poisoners Frederick Seddon and Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong. Ellis also hanged Sir Roger Casement for treachery and carried out the execution of Edith Thompson, one of the most controversial hangings in the history of capital punishment. British executioners kept their own legers recording brief details of those they hanged, John Ellis maintained just such a leger too but he is believed to be the only British executioner to have kept an additional scrapbook of his personal accounts of those he executed and their crimes and as such it is a unique volume in the annals of British crime and punishment. Rediscovered after being lost for decades, John Ellis' scrapbook - its cuttings, manuscript texts, and annotations - have now been diligently transcribed and we can now read the book Ellis envisaged in his own words, and in doing so, we gain a remarkable insight into the life and executions one of Britain's most notable but least-known hangmen.
Literary Annuals and Gift Books
Author: Frederick Winthrop Faxon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gift books
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gift books
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
A Paignton Scrapbook
Author: Peggy Parnell
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750953349
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Peggy Parnell has lived in Paignton virtually all her life, and has been fascinated by the town's history for as long as she can remember. Her new book, A Paignton Scrapbook, is neither a volume of old photographs nor a chronological history of the town; rather, it's a 'lucky dip' into the past - telling stories about well-known local characters, filling us in on the history of local businesses, exploring the truth behind various myths and legends that have grown up over the years, reminding readers of long-gone buildings, remembering bygone pubs and clubs - and much more. A delightful selection of illustrations has been chosen to complement the lively and entertaining text. Anyone who knows and loves Paignton, as resident or visitor, will enjoy A Paignton Scrapbook.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750953349
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Peggy Parnell has lived in Paignton virtually all her life, and has been fascinated by the town's history for as long as she can remember. Her new book, A Paignton Scrapbook, is neither a volume of old photographs nor a chronological history of the town; rather, it's a 'lucky dip' into the past - telling stories about well-known local characters, filling us in on the history of local businesses, exploring the truth behind various myths and legends that have grown up over the years, reminding readers of long-gone buildings, remembering bygone pubs and clubs - and much more. A delightful selection of illustrations has been chosen to complement the lively and entertaining text. Anyone who knows and loves Paignton, as resident or visitor, will enjoy A Paignton Scrapbook.
Antiques
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques
Languages : en
Pages : 1026
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques
Languages : en
Pages : 1026
Book Description
From Gothic Windows to Peacocks
Author: Edwin Wolf
Publisher: The Library Company of Phil
ISBN: 0914076825
Category : Bookbinding
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Publisher: The Library Company of Phil
ISBN: 0914076825
Category : Bookbinding
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart
Author: John Gibson Lockhart
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, Scottish
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, Scottish
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A Checklist of American Imprints for 1837
Author:
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810818415
Category : Imprints (Publishers' and printers' statements)
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810818415
Category : Imprints (Publishers' and printers' statements)
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Messrs. Carey and Lea of Philadelphia
Author: David Kaser
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 151280312X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 151280312X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.