The Faithful Executioner by Joel F Harrington
At the same time, he poses a fascinating question: could a man who routinely practiced such cruelty also be insightful, compassionate even progressive? The Faithful Executioner is the biography of an ordinary man struggling to overcome an unjust family curse;
A surprisingly moving story of brutality and redemption -- Dan Jones * Telegraph *
Opens a window on a gruesome world * Daily Express *
This is a marvelous book about a fascinating subject… It is a virtuoso performance… A brilliant microhistory, a triumph of technique and a wonderful read -- Peter Marshall * Literary Review *
Who can imagine how an executioner feels about his trade? Joel FHarrington has written a considered and fascinating book which helps us hear the voice of one such man, a professional torturer (and healer) who, astonishingly, kept a diary -- Hilary Mantel
This is a sympathetic, intelligent and surprisingly tender book * The Times *
Opens a window on a gruesome world * Daily Express *
This is a marvelous book about a fascinating subject… It is a virtuoso performance… A brilliant microhistory, a triumph of technique and a wonderful read -- Peter Marshall * Literary Review *
Who can imagine how an executioner feels about his trade? Joel FHarrington has written a considered and fascinating book which helps us hear the voice of one such man, a professional torturer (and healer) who, astonishingly, kept a diary -- Hilary Mantel
This is a sympathetic, intelligent and surprisingly tender book * The Times *
Following a distinguished academic career teaching and studying the history of Europe, Joel Harrington is currently Professor of History at Vanderbilt University. He specializes in the Reformation and early modern Germany, with a particular interest in social history. Among his previous publications are A Cloud of Witnesses, Reordering Marriage and Society in Reformation Germany and The Unwanted Child, for which he won the 2010 Roland Bainton Prize for History.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099572664 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099572664 |
| Title | The Faithful Executioner |
| Author | Joel F Harrington |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2014-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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