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Executioner: The Chronicles of James Berry Victorian Hangman
Contemporary Review, Feb, 2005
Executioner: The Chronicles of James Berry Victorian Hangman. Stewart P. Evans. Sutton Publishing. [pounds sterling]20.00. ix + 356 pages. ISBN 0-7509-3407-7. This study of Victorian Britain's most famous hangman seeks to put the man and his work into the proper historical context. Berry, public hangman for eight years, sought publicity.
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The York-shireman published an autobiography and two books relating to capital punishment. He was a 'fascinating and somewhat bizarre character' who attracted interest and articles flourished: much that was written was false or exaggerated. Mr Evans' task has been to separate fact from invention. By reference to contemporary periodicals and government records he traces Berry's work and his life after he retired: he was saved from his drunkenness by a religious conversion after which he became a nondenominational evangelist and then a farmer. By reference to a large number of sources Mr Evans has given us a picture of one aspect of Victorian life that is usually overlooked.
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