James Berry Books

Focusing on the life and methods of an executioner, this memoir details James Berry's experiences and innovations in the practice of hanging, particularly the long drop method aimed at minimizing suffering. Berry shares personal accounts of his first execution, various techniques, and reflections on capital punishment. The book also includes contributions from H. Snowden Ward and an introductory essay on Anne Green's execution, providing a historical context to Berry's insights into the moral complexities of his role.

These poems gives voice to the people who came on the first ships from the Caribbean, whose journeys held strange echoes of earlier sea voyages which had brought ancestors from Africa to the slave plantations. James Berry - from Jamaica - was one of these emigrants, settling in Britain in 1948.

Age range 5 to 9Some people have dresses for every occasion but Afiya needs only one. Her dress records the memories of her childhood, from roses in bloom to pigeons in flight, from tigers at the zoo to October leaves falling.

The story explores the moral conflict faced by Jake, a civil engineer who inadvertently becomes embroiled in a diamond smuggling operation after discovering contraband diamonds in his luggage. Torn between the legal implications and the potential to use the diamonds for a hospital project in Sierra Leone, where his grandfather once served, Jake grapples with his conscience. His choice to prioritize the greater good leads to unexpected consequences, including encounters with two women who assist him as he navigates the dangers posed by the smugglers and law enforcement.

Major retrospective covering five collections published over four decades by James Berry, who came to Britain in 1948 in the first postwar wave of Jamaican emigration.

Only One of Me is a wonderful collection of the best poems for children from one of the most widely celebrated poets in Britain, James Berry, featuring an introduction by John Agard.

Some people have dresses for every occasion but Afiya needs only one. Her dress records the memories of her childhood, from roses in bloom to pigeons in flight, from tigers at the zoo to October leaves falling. A joyful celebration of a young girl's childhood, written by the late multi-award-winning Jamaican poet James Berry OBE.

Doświadczenia kata to prawdziwe relacje angielskiego wykonawcy wyroków śmierci Jamesa Berryego, urodzonego w roku 1852, a zmarłego w roku 1913. W książce tej kat opowiada o niektórych egzekucjach, które przeprowadził własnoręcznie; wymienia nazwiska skazanych i opisuje metody, jakimi wykonywał wyroki. Ponadto pisze o swoich osobistych poglądach na temat kary śmierci i różnych pomysłach jej wymierzania, które były stosowane w całej historii Europy i Ameryki, opisując mechanizmy gilotyny, garoty, szubienicy, narzędzi dźgających i tym podobnych. James Berry oferuje czytelnikowi unikalną możliwość spojrzenia na wykonywanie kary śmierci z punktu widzenia kata, a nawet poświęca nieco czasu, aby opisać biznesową stronę bycia egzekutorem. W tym wydaniu zawarto ilustracje przedstawiające jego ofiary, wizytówki i różne metody egzekucji. Wprowadzenie zostało napisane przez angielskiego fotografa i autora Henrego Snowdena Warda. Data pierwszej publikacji w Wielkiej Brytanii miała miejsce w roku 1892.