Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2014-07-27 Public domain in the USA. 609 Hartshorne, Albert 1839 1910 Hanging in Chains Produced by Chris Curnow, Paul Clark, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Hanging in Chains" by Albert Hartshorne is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the historical practices and legalities surrounding capital punishment in England, specifically focusing on the gibbeting of bodies as a form of public deterrence. The text highlights various punishments over the centuries, including details about notorious figures and events related to executions, exploring societal perceptions of death and dishonor associated with gibbeting. At the start of the narrative, the author discusses the significance of burial in ancient cultures, particularly among the Jews, Egyptians, and Greeks, emphasizing the shame and infamy associated with dying outside of proper burial rites. Hartshorne uses biblical references and historical anecdotes to illustrate the horror that was gibbeting, detailing how this form of punishment was employed to instill fear in the public and serve as a warning against crime. The opening sets an eerie tone, preparing readers for a detailed exploration of the macabre aspects of judicial punishments throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46432/46432-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 68.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Punishment HV Text Category: History - British Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Law & Criminology 192666 2025-08-18T16:29:34.280002 text/html 167608 2024-10-24T09:27:06 text/html 454748 2025-08-18T16:29:40.242535 application/epub+zip 455040 2025-08-18T16:29:35.869013 application/epub+zip 122446 2025-08-18T16:29:34.812037 application/epub+zip 1057382 2025-08-18T16:29:43.087438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1001860 2025-08-18T16:29:39.139502 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171854 2022-09-21T06:27:53.746413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126287 2025-08-18T16:29:33.508008 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 106479 2024-10-24T09:27:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17009 2025-08-18T16:29:43.238478 application/rdf+xml 13764 2025-08-18T16:29:34.921124 image/jpeg 2187 2025-08-18T16:29:34.866975 image/jpeg 441165 2025-08-18T16:29:34.365019 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia