The Memoirs of a Prague Executioner: A Historical Novel Based on Actual Events

by Josef Svátek

Book Overview

A young man from a privileged family, Jan Mydlar, is about to graduate from medical school when a sudden shift of fate changes his life forever. He becomes stuck in the most detested profession for the rest of his life-an executioner. Master Jan Mydlar finds himself in the middle of historical events of Bohemia. The religious and political turmoil in the Habsburg empire reaches its climax in the beginning of the 17th century. When Protestant leaders...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1511776382
• ISBN13: 9781511776387
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 458 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.0" x 8.0"