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Witnesses to the Scaffold: English Literary Figures as Observers of Public Executions: Pierce Egan, Thackeray, Dickens, Alexander Smith, G.A. Sala, Orwell by William Makepeace Thackeray, George Augustus Sala, Charles Dickens, George Orwell, Alexander Smith, Antony E. Simpson, Pierce Egan

Witnesses to the Scaffold: English Literary Figures as Observers of Public Executions: Pierce Egan, Thackeray, Dickens, Alexander Smith, G.A. Sala, Orwell

William Makepeace Thackeray, George Augustus Sala, Charles Dickens, George Orwell, Alexander Smith, Antony E. Simpson, Pierce Egan

230 pages • first pub 2008 (view editions)

nonfiction historical history informative slow-paced
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Synopsis from publisher, The True Bill Press: "England in the first half of the 19th century is frequently characterized as a society supporting quite dramatic reforms in the penal law. Between the beginning of the century and the accession of Que...

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