Download or read book Amazing True Stories of Execution Blunders written by Geoffrey Abbott and published by Summersdale. This book was released on 2005-06-05 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The business of death can be seriously absurd, and nothing illustrates this better than these gruesome true tales. This gory compendium details the frankly ridiculous ways in which a number of ill-fated unfortunates met (or failed to meet) their maker at the hands of lamentably inept executioners. With black and white illustrations, this book brings together a mixture of bungled executions, strange last requests and classic one-liners from medieval times to the present day.