Description: The executioner appears to us not as the frightening brute we might expect but as a surprisingly thoughtful, complex person with a unique voice, and in these pages his world emerges as vivid and unforgettable.
Studies in Early Modern German History
Review Quotes:
Harrington's fluid, inventive translation and his superb introduction take the English reader as close as possible to the original text. This book will be an excellent companion piece to his biography of Schmidt, The Faithful Executioner, which has been widely read and admired.
--Joy Wiltenburg, Rowan University, author of Crime and Culture in Early Modern Germany