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When the Hangman Came to Galway: A Gruesome True Story of Murder in Victorian Ireland
Dean Ruxton
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Description for When the Hangman Came to Galway: A Gruesome True Story of Murder in Victorian Ireland
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The paths of a secret paramour, a jilted lover and a reluctant hangman cross in one fateful winter week in Galway, 1885 James Berry was the notorious hangman who ended the lives of over 100 criminals in Victorian Britain and Ireland. Tortured by nightmares as he tried to come to terms with the toll his gruesome work took on him, he played a central role in some of the crimes of the century, including the hanging of William Bury, the man suspected of being Jack the Ripper. ... Read more
The paths of a secret paramour, a jilted lover and a reluctant hangman cross in one fateful winter week in Galway, 1885 James Berry was the notorious hangman who ended the lives of over 100 criminals in Victorian Britain and Ireland. Tortured by nightmares as he tried to come to terms with the toll his gruesome work took on him, he played a central role in some of the crimes of the century, including the hanging of William Bury, the man suspected of being Jack the Ripper. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Gill Books Dublin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780717180851
SKU
9780717180851
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About Dean Ruxton
Dean Ruxton is a writer and journalist from Dublin. He worked with Hot Press magazine, before joining The Irish Times as a digital journalist in 2014. Since then, his byline has appeared in nearly every section of the site, but his name is mostly associated with the Lost Leads archive series - a retelling of some of the lesser-known stories ... Read more
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