My Experiences as an Executioner
From 1884 until 1891, James Berry was an executioner. In this time he carried out 131 hangings. In this memoir he writes about the methods he used, and the final moments of some of those he executed. - Summary by ashleighjane
Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Memoirs
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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| Play 00 | Introduction | ashleighjane |
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| Play 01 | The Executioner at Home | ashleighjane |
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| Play 02 | How I Became an Executioner | ashleighjane |
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| Play 03 | My First Execution | ashleighjane |
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| Play 04 | My Method of Execution - Calculations and Apparatus | ashleighjane |
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| Play 05 | My Method of Execution - The Proceedings | ashleighjane |
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| Play 06 | Other Methods of Execution | ashleighjane |
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| Play 07 | Two Terrible Experiences | ashleighjane |
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| Play 08 | How Murderers Die | ashleighjane |
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| Play 09 | From the Murderer's Point of View | ashleighjane |
00:20:11 |
| Play 10 | On Capital Punishment | ashleighjane |
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| Play 11 | Hanging: From a Business Point of View | ashleighjane |
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| Play 12 | The Press and the Public | ashleighjane |
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| Play 13 | Incidents and Anecdotes - Appendix | ashleighjane |
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