About the Book
First published in 2010. The execution narrative was a popular genre in early modern England. This facsimile edition draws together a representative selection of texts to show the evolution of the genre from the late sixteenth century to the end of public execution in England nearly 300 years later. Volume 6, Part II covers the period of 1778 to1868.
Table of Contents:
Volume 6 A Particular Account of James Cawthorne [1821]; A Particular Account of the Trial and Execution of Ann Barber [c.1821]; Dying Speech and Confession of Anne Barber [c.1821]; The Last Dying Speeches of the Unfortunate Criminals [Anne Norris, Samuel Hayward and Joseph South] [c.1821]; Remarkable Speech of Cadman; Executions at Newgate [1821]; Account of the Execution of ... John Bingley, William Dutton, and William Batkin [c.1821]; An Account of the Crime, Trial, and Execution of Lawson and Currie [1822]; 'Execution of Hannah Halley, for the Wilful Murder of her Infant Child', Derby Mercury (1822); Particulars of the Lives, Trials, Behaviour, and Execution of Henry Sanderson ... and of Robert Bamford and Adam Adie [c.1822]; A True and Particular Account of Joseph Birkett [c.1822]; An Account of the Last Awful Moments of Robert Chilcott (c.1822); 'Confession and Execution of the Assassin Hartley', Trewman's Exeter Flying Post (1823); Some Particulars of the Life, Trials, Behaviour, and Execution of Thomas Roe, and Bejamin Miller (1823); A Full and Particular Account of the Trial and Execution of John Pallet, who took place at Chelmsford [1823]; The Life, Character, and Conduct of William Biggs [c.1823]; 'Execution of John Thurtell', Morning Chronicle (1824); The Hertfordshire Tragedy; or, the Fatal Effects of Gambling (1824); An Account of the Trial and Sentence of John Thurtell and Joseph Hunt (1824); An Account of the Trial, Execution and Dying Behaviour of H Fauntleroy [1824]; An Account of the Trial, Execution, and Dying Behaviour of H Fauntleroy, Esq [1824]; The Execution and Confession of Young Dale, for the Murder of Mr Wood [c.1824]; The Confession of Joseph Dale, who was Executed at Chester [c.1824]; Execution of Jas. Weatherill, for the Murder of Mr William Berridge, of Brigg [c.1824]; An Account of the Execution of John & Mary Pitchford, at Worwic Castle [c.1824]; 'Execution at Newgate - Tuesday, Wood, Harris', Morning Chronicle (1825); An Account of the Horrid Execution of Samuel Brown, who was Cut Down whilst Still Alive, and Hanged a Second Time [c.1825]; An Account of the Execution of Elizabeth Simmonds, who Suffered the Extreme Sentence of the Law ... and who was Restored to Life Again [1826]; The Last Words, Dying Speech, Confession & Behaviour of John and Joseph Bird, two Brothers (1826); Account of the Execution of Sarah Green, an Interesting Woman, only 17 Years of Age [c.1826]; 'Execution', Morning Chronicle (1827); 'Execution at the Old Bailey', Morning Chronicle (1827); 'Conduct, Confession, and Execution of Corder', The Times (1828); 'Conduct, Confession, and Execution', Leeds Mercury (1828); An Account of the Trial & Execution of Wm. Corder, the Murderer (c.1828); 'Execution of Kezia Wescombe & Rich. Quaintance', Trewman's Exeter Flying Post (1829); 'Execution at Chester Saturday', Morning Chronicle (1829); 'Execution of Bishop and Williams for the Murder of the Italian Boy', The Times (1831); The Trial and Execution of the Burkers, for Murdering a Poor Italian Boy (1831); 'Execution of Davis, Gregory, Clark, and Kayes', Bristol Mercury (1832); An Account of the Last Words and Behaviour of the Four Unfortunate Men who were Executed at Bristol [1832]; Bristol Execution [1832]; 'Execution of Betty Rowland', The Times (1836); 'Execution at Hertford - Effects upon the Crowd', London Dispatch and People's Political and Social Reformer (1839); 'Execution of Courvoisier for the Murder of Lord W Russell', Southern Star and London and Brighton Patriot (1840); Life, Trial, And Execution, Of Francois Benjamin Courvoisier (1840); 'Execution of Blakesley', Morning Chronicle (1841); 'Execution of Blakesley', Examiner (1841); Full Particulars of the Trials and Execution of Jonathan Taylor [c.1842]; 'Execution of John Roberts', Preston Chronicle (1844); 'Execution of Roberts, the Poacher', Lloyd's Weekly London Newspaper (1844); Execution of Miss Blandy, Who was Tried at the Assizes, at Oxford [1820-44]; 'Execution of Mary Sheming, at Ipswich, for Murder', Ipswich Journal (1845); 'Execution of John Tawell', Examiner (1845); 'Execution of John Tawell', Morning Chronicle (1845); 'Confession and Execution of Catherine Foster', Morning Chronicle (1847); 'Execution of Catherine Foster', Ipswich Journal (1847); W F Wadsworth, An Account of Thomas Malkin, who was Executed at York (1849) 'Execution of Sarah Thomas', Morning Chronicle (1849); 'The Execution at Bristol', Daily News (1849); Execution of Sarah Harriet Thomas (1849); 'Rush's Demeanor in Prison', Manchester Times (1849); 'Execution of Rush', Manchester Times (1849); 'Execution of the Mannings', Daily News (1849); 'Execution of the Convict Keene', Daily News (1852); 'The Execution at Horsemonger-Lane', Daily News (1852); 'Execution of Henry Horler for Murder', Daily News (1853); 'The Execution of a Wife-Murderer', Daily News (1853); 'Execution of Palmer', Era (1856); 'Meeting Respecting Palmer's Execution', Reynold's Newspaper (1856); 'The Execution', Liverpool Mercury (1856); 'Execution of Joseph Shepherd', Manchester Times (1858); 'Execution at York', Liverpool Mercury (1859); 'Execution of Charles and Matthew Wedmore for the Wilful Murder of Sarah Waterman', Bristol Mercury (1861); 'Calcraft after an Execution', Liverpool Mercury (1861); 'Execution at Stafford', Daily News (1862); 'Execution and Confession of one of the Bilston Murderers', Reynolds's Newspaper (1862); 'Murder Will Out', Reynolds's Newspaper (1862); 'Double Executon at Kirkdale Gaol', Liverpool Mercury (1862); 'Phrenological Developments of Taylor', Liverpool Mercury (1862); Henry Moule, Hope Against Hope Illustrated in the Case of the Convict Edwin Preedy (1863); 'Execution at Chester', Liverpool Mercury (1863); 'Execution of the Whittlesea Murderer', Liverpool Mercury (1864); 'Execution of the Whittlesea Murderer', Manchester Times (1864); Execution of James Sargisson for the Murder of John Cooper [1864]; 'Execution of Franz Muller Confessed Convict', Liverpool Mercury (1864); 'Muller's Execution', The Times (1864); 'The Execution of Muller', The Times (1864); 'Execution of Southey', Birmingham Daily Post (1866); 'Execution of a Young Man at Manchester', Liverpool Mercury (1866); 'A Night in an Execution Crowd', Reynolds's Newspaper (1866); 'Execution of Bordier', Reynolds's Newspaper (1867); 'The Execution of the Condemned Fenians', Daily News (1867); 'Extraordinary Demonstration in the Metropolis', Daily News (1867); 'Execution of the Todmorden and Droylsden Murderers at Manchester', Leeds Mercury (1868); 'Execution of Barrett', Birmingham Daily Post (1868); 'The Execution of Barrett', The Times (1868)
About the Author :
Leigh Yetter
