Project Gutenberg 2016-06-10 Public domain in the USA. 371 Bleackley, Horace 1868 1931 Bleackley, Horace William a11000280 Some Distinguished Victims of the Scaffold Produced by Brian Coe, Wayne Hammond and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Some Distinguished Victims of the Scaffold" by Horace Bleackley is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work explores notorious figures who met their ends on the gallows, particularly throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries, presenting detailed narratives about their crimes and trials. Central to the opening portion is the case of Mary Blandy, whose tragic downfall stems from a toxic love story that leads her to poison her father. The beginning of the book introduces the complex story of Mary Blandy, detailing her family background and the influential dynamics between her, her parents, and her lover, Captain William Cranstoun. As the narrative unfolds, it depicts Mary’s entangled emotions and desires against the societal expectations placed upon her. Following the death of her father due to arsenic poisoning—subtly linked to her lover's manipulative schemes—the story vividly captures her trial, public perception, and the poignant tragedy of her fate as a parricide, ultimately leading to her execution. The opening sets a captivating premise that promises an in-depth exploration of crime and societal attitudes during a turbulent historical period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Trials -- Great Britain Criminals -- Great Britain Executions and executioners HV Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: History - British Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Law & Criminology 627884 2025-09-21T04:53:57.531827 text/html 591791 2024-10-23T00:42:50 text/html 2399993 2025-09-21T04:54:07.203731 application/epub+zip 2405985 2025-09-21T04:53:59.502759 application/epub+zip 276864 2025-09-21T04:53:58.425784 application/epub+zip 2579714 2025-09-21T04:54:12.633729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2530729 2025-09-21T04:54:06.191704 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404342 2022-09-23T20:42:01.432174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 519506 2025-09-21T04:53:56.291776 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 499583 2024-10-23T00:42:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17693 2025-09-21T04:54:12.785681 application/rdf+xml 5684 2025-09-21T04:53:58.568751 image/jpeg 1419 2025-09-21T04:53:58.495752 image/jpeg 2195242 2025-09-21T04:53:57.636741 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia