A Hangman's Diary: The Journal of Master Franz Schmidt, Public Executioner of Nuremberg, 1573–1617 by Franz Schmidt, Franz Schmidt

A Hangman's Diary: The Journal of Master Franz Schmidt, Public Executioner of Nuremberg, 1573–1617

Franz Schmidt, Franz Schmidt

272 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction biography history dark reflective slow-paced
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From 1573 to 1617, Master Franz Schmidt was the executioner for the towns of Bamberg and Nuremberg. During that span, he personally executed more than 350 people while keeping a journal throughout his career.A Hangman’s Diary is not only a collect...

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