The Seven Who Were Hanged
Leonid Andreyev
The story of seven people tried for murder and sentenced to death by hanging. As they await their execution in prison and contemplate what it means to die, they struggle with fear and horror, each in their own way.
Praise for The Seven Who Were Hanged:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Trial, verdict, awaiting an execution: Leonid Andreyev paints vivid and livid psychological portraits of those sentenced to death – both idealists and dreamers; and also mean and calloused criminals. The story is profound, precise and frightful.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Perfect craft in this story on the cruelty of execution. I don't know a better story in the world.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Every time I read this I come away feeling even more positively about this as a completely transcendent and astonishing piece of literature. By now I'm pretty convinced it's the best book I've ever read and maybe ever will read.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The book questions the humanity of the death penalty as a response to violent crime, and does so in a way that is subtle rather than heavy handed or moralistic. But what is most impressive is how Andreyev manages to convey the state of mind of people who are confronted with imminent death.
Duration - 3h 31m.
Author - Leonid Andreyev.
Narrator - Scotty Kwas.
Published Date - Saturday, 11 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2025 Story House Audio ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
The story of seven people tried for murder and sentenced to death by hanging. As they await their execution in prison and contemplate what it means to die, they struggle with fear and horror, each in their own way. Praise for The Seven Who Were Hanged: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Trial, verdict, awaiting an execution: Leonid Andreyev paints vivid and livid psychological portraits of those sentenced to death – both idealists and dreamers; and also mean and calloused criminals. The story is profound, precise and frightful. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Perfect craft in this story on the cruelty of execution. I don't know a better story in the world. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Every time I read this I come away feeling even more positively about this as a completely transcendent and astonishing piece of literature. By now I'm pretty convinced it's the best book I've ever read and maybe ever will read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The book questions the humanity of the death penalty as a response to violent crime, and does so in a way that is subtle rather than heavy handed or moralistic. But what is most impressive is how Andreyev manages to convey the state of mind of people who are confronted with imminent death. Duration - 3h 31m. Author - Leonid Andreyev. Narrator - Scotty Kwas. Published Date - Saturday, 11 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 Story House Audio ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:17
Foreword
Duration:00:01:54
Introduction
Duration:00:06:00
Chapter 1: At One O'Clock, Your Excellency
Duration:00:16:46
Chapter 2: Condemned to Be Hanged
Duration:00:14:00
Chapter 3: Why Should I Be Hanged?
Duration:00:28:42
Chapter 4: We Come From Oryol
Duration:00:16:45
Chapter 5: Kiss and Say Nothing
Duration:00:18:20
Chapter 6: The Hours Are Rushing
Duration:00:03:26
Chapter 7: There Is No Death
Duration:00:19:27
Chapter 8: There Is Death as Well as Life
Duration:00:14:14
Chapter 9: Dreadful Solitude
Duration:00:13:58
Chapter 10: The Walls Are Falling
Duration:00:13:04
Chapter 11: On the Way to the Scaffold
Duration:00:24:37
Chapter 12: They Are Hanged!
Duration:00:19:54
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:27