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'A vivid window on a fascinating age' Scotsman
Meet Frantz Schmidt: executioner, torturer and, most unusually for his times, diarist.
Following in his father's footsteps, Frantz entered the executioner's trade as an Apprentice. 394 executions and forty-five years later, he retired to focus his attentions on running the large medical practice that he had always viewed as his true vocation.
Through examination of Frantz's exceptional and often overlooked record, Joel F. Harrington delves deep into a world of human cruelty, tragedy and injustice. 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; it is also a remarkable panorama of a Europe poised on the cusp of modernity, a world with startling parallels to our own.
'Harrington does an excellent job at recreating the thoughts and fears of a man whose job is one of the most loathed and caricatured' Daily Telegraph
'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' Literary Review
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Description du livre Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Step into the world of Meister Frantz Schmidt- executioner, torturer and dispenser of justice.Meet Frantz Schmidt- executioner, torturer and, most unusually for his times, diarist.Following in his father's footsteps, Frantz entered the executioner's trade as an Apprentice. 394 executions and forty-five years later, he retired to focus his attentions on running the large medical practice that he had always viewed as his true vocation.Through examination of Frantz's exceptional and often overlooked record, Joel F. Harrington delves deep into a world of human cruelty, tragedy and injustice. 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; it is also a remarkable panorama of a Europe poised on the cusp of modernity, a world with startling parallels to our own. 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; Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780099572664
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Description du livre Etat : New. Frantz Schmidt is an executioner, torturer and, most unusually for his times, diarist. Following in his father's footsteps, Frantz entered the executioner's trade as an Apprentice. 394 executions and forty-five years later, he retired to focus his attentions on running the large medical practice that he had always viewed as his true vocation. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302. . 2014. paperback. . . . . N° de réf. du vendeur 9780099572664
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Description du livre Etat : New. Frantz Schmidt is an executioner, torturer and, most unusually for his times, diarist. Following in his father's footsteps, Frantz entered the executioner's trade as an Apprentice. 394 executions and forty-five years later, he retired to focus his attentions on running the large medical practice that he had always viewed as his true vocation. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302. . 2014. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780099572664
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