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Rack, Rope and Red-Hot Pincers: A History of Torture and Its Instruments (Paperback)

by Geoffrey Abbott (Author)
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"Little Ease" - a cell only four feet square and nine feet high, in which it was impossible to lie down. "The Duke of Exeter's Daughter" and "Skeffington's Gyves" - two of the many excruciating versions of the rack. This text offers an account of instruments of torture through the ages.

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  • Paperback: 243 pages
  • Publisher: Headline Book Publishing (November 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0747239843
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747239840
  • Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.5 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,522,807 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)


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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Would you care to lay with the Duke of Exeter's daughter?, January 1, 1997
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This book discusses the history of torture, from the medieval to 1850. Roughly half of its material is about England (mainly the Tower of London), and the other half miscellaneous areas of continental Europe. It covers the well known instruments, such as the rack, iron maiden, and guillotine. There are also a lot of rare ones, such as the Duke of Exeter's invention. There are even muzzles for nagging wives, and topless public bull whipping of female criminals. Some wild stuff!
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I found this book to be lacking in detail and scope it concentrates on Europe mainly UK. It doesn't even come close to potraying the ingenuity or dark imgination of humanity. If I were to sum it up in one word "boring" Next!
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Red-Hot Read, December 2, 2006
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Another easy to read, quickly digested, and entertaining volume chock full of torment, gore, and woe from Geoffrey Abbott.
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Abbott's Rack, Rope & Red-Hot Pincers promises 'A history of torture and it's instruments.' This it delivers on. Read more
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