Billington : Victorian executioner / Alison Bruce

Stroud : History Press, 2009. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 224 pp., 16 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Introduction; Chapter One: 'Thaal Nivver Feel It'; Chapter Two: 'Worse than Helen'; Chapter Three: 'He Never had a Dream in his Life'; Chapter Four: Into the Mills; Chapter Five: 'Poisoning He Goes'; Chapter Six: 'A Copper Pot'; Chapter Seven: 'Knock, Knock, Knock on the Floor'; Chapter Eight: A Murder Charge Made for Two; Chapter Nine: Boyhood Haunts; Chapter Ten: In a Position of Trust; Chapter Eleven: Scandal Quote; Chapter Twelve: 'Nobody Believes Her'; Chapter Thirteen: Too Many Lies; Chapter Fourteen: 'I Wish I had Never Come'; Chapter Fifteen: William's ReignChapter Sixteen: The End of the Billingtons; Nigel Preston Interview; Author's Note; Appendix 1: Execution Ropes; Appendix 2: School for Hangmen; Appendix 3: Index of Executions; Bibliography; Plates; Copyright. Subjects; Billington, James 1847-1901. Executions and executioners Great Britain. Biography. Hanging. Capital punishments.