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Title: Very interesting
Review: Syd Dernley is not nearly as well a known name amongst British hangmen as are those of Albert Pierrepointe or John Ellis. He was employed as such for just 4 years or so and only assisted at just over 20 executions. His book, co-written with Davis Newman, is, however, one of the better ones on the subject. It is not merely a dry recitation of facts about a series of executions but is a good chronicle of the life and times of one of England's judicial hangmen. There is lots of colorful detail from the author's own life and plenty of anecdotes and interesting information about some of his colleagues and some of the people he helped hang. It is a short little book but very entertaining.
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