Kevin Grote
ASIN: B005LJEVVE
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 375
TYBURN whisks you through the sounds, smells, and tastes of 18th century England. The tale winds through country inns, brothels, abbeys, prize rings, gaming dens, theaters, and coffee houses. Whores, thugs, boxers, gamblers, actors, publicans, outlaws, and clergy tell the story in speech and in letters. Hanging Day in London. At Newgate Prison the condemned, nooses round their necks, load into carts. Throngs mass on Oxford Road.Time is running out. Jack Ketch, the hangman, awaits.