Project Gutenberg 2010-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 93 Riley, Frank 1915 1996 Ryhlick, Frank Riley, Frank Wilbert The Executioner Produced by Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Executioner" by Frank Riley is a science fiction novel written during the mid-20th century. The story takes place in a futuristic setting where public executions are a form of entertainment and serve as a societal release. The book explores themes of duty, love, and moral conflict through the character of Jacques, a Lord High Executioner, who faces a profound dilemma when he discovers that the woman he must execute is someone from his past. In the narrative, Jacques de Carougne finds himself conflicted when he learns that Lady Ann of Coberly, a woman he deeply loved long ago, is the condemned individual he is scheduled to execute. The public eagerly anticipates the execution, which is set to unfold in a ceremonial arena filled with spectators. As the event unfolds, Jacques grapples with his professional obligations and personal feelings for Ann, who challenges the execution's morality and speaks boldly against her fate. The story escalates to a heart-wrenching climax as Jacques is compelled to carry out the execution, resulting in tragic consequences that ultimately reveal the depth of their connection and the challenges of navigating duty versus personal desire. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Executions and executioners -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 67560 67569 2024-09-13T13:00:45.801555 2023-09-14T07:07:37.468271 text/html text/html 64527 2010-04-22T03:47:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 193291 2010-04-22T03:47:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 240133 2024-09-13T13:00:49.087530 application/epub+zip 239000 2024-09-13T13:00:47.004535 application/epub+zip 66453 2024-09-13T13:00:46.252558 application/epub+zip 321931 2024-09-13T13:00:50.710054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313769 2024-09-13T13:00:48.598530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141898 2022-09-14T16:20:09.661523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 59209 59127 2024-09-13T13:00:45.555579 2023-09-14T07:07:37.250260 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 59120 2010-04-22T03:47:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 23448 2010-04-22T03:47:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 59111 2010-04-22T03:47:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23425 2010-04-22T03:47:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20721 2024-09-13T13:00:50.838040 application/rdf+xml 11422 2024-09-13T13:00:46.589549 image/jpeg 3107 2024-09-13T13:00:46.420519 image/jpeg 236723 2024-09-13T13:00:45.816578 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia