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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.
Contents
Introduction, The Genuine Memoirs of Joshua Crompton (1778) The Genuine Life, Trial, and Dying Words of the Rev. James Hackman [1779] The Last Dying Speech and Confession of all the Malefactors Executed this day at Kennington Common [c. 1780] The Last Speech and Confession of William-Meek Meyer [1781] Crimes and Execution of the Five Bloody Robbers, hung at Tyburn [1782] Account of the Behaviour and Execution of Ann Baker [after 1783] Executions at the Debtor's Door, Newgate The Last Dying Speech and Confession, ... of the two Unfortunate Malefactors [1784] The Last Dying Speech and Confession of the Unfortunate Malefactors [1786] The Last Dying Speech and Confession of the Six Malefactors, who were Executed at Northampton [1787] The True and Remarkable Lives and Adventures, of David Clarey and Catherine Heyland [c. 1788] The Last Dying Speech and Confession of James Gould [1791] Thomas Tattershall, An Account of Tobias Smith, a Gipsy (1792) The Last Dying Speech and Full Confession of Benjamin Brett [1794] 'The Execution of Mr. Reeves, Mr. Wilkinson, and Mr. Adamson ...', Th e Times (1798) The Last Dying Speech and Confession of Charles Squire [c. 1799] The Genuine Life and Extraordinary Adventures of James Turnbull [c. 1799] The Last Dying Speech, and Travels of William Walker [c. 1800] The Last Dying Speech and Confession [of ] William Baldwin [c. 1801] The Execution of Colonel Despard 'Execution of Colonel Despard', Th e Times (1803) Account of Col. Despard and the other 6 State Prisoners, Executed this Morning [1803] The Life of Robert Avery: Who was Executed at Winchester [1805] A Dreadful Warning to Disobedient Children [c. 1805] 'Execution of the Murderers of Mr. Steel', Morning Chronicle (1807) 'Execution', Leeds Mercury (1810) <



