News from the dead
Subtitle: or, A faithful and genuine narrative of an extraordinary combat between life and death, exemplified in the case of William Duell, one of the malefactors who was executed at Tyburn on Monday the 24th of this instant November for a rape, robbery and murder and soon after return'd to life at Barber-Surgeon's-Hall where he had been brought too from the place of execution in order to be anatomiz'd : with a true account of all the particulars that happen'd to him and the many surprizing things he saw during the interval of time that passed between his being turned off at the Gallows and his recovery to life
Series: Making of modern law
Publisher: Printed for J. Roberts
Published: 1740
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 29
Subjects: Trials (Murder); Early works to 1800; Crime; Executions and executioners
Other titles: Case of William Duell
Notes: "The whole taken from his own mouth in Newgate, where he now lies."

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