CONTENTS.
Carefully prepared papers, profusely illustrated, appear
on the following subjects:—
The Ducking Stool—The Brank, or Scold’s Bridle—The Pillory—Punishing Authors and burning books—Finger-Pillory—The Jougs—The Stocks—The Drunkard’s Cloak—Whipping—Public Penance in White Sheets—The Repentance-Stool—Riding the Stang—Gibbet Lore—Drowning—Burning to Death—Boiling to Death—Beheading—Hanging, Drawing, and Quartering—Pressing to Death—Hanging—Hanging in Chains—The Halifax Gibbet—The Scottish Maiden, etc.—An Index of five closely-printed pages.
MANY CURIOUS ILLUSTRATIONS.
PRESS OPINIONS.
“This is an entertaining book ... well chosen illustrations and a serviceable index.—Athenæum.
“A hearty reception may be bespoken for it.”—Globe.
“A work which will be eagerly read by all who take it up.”—Scotsman.
“It is entertaining.”—Manchester Guardian.