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I really can't add anything to the + reviews except...IF you've enrerested about executions,this is a VERY Interesting BOOK ! Highly recommended !

This is a rather grisly account of the Sanson family, the government-sanctioned executioners of France for over 200 years. Their story paints a picture of Paris during the French Revolution, the Terror, and the Napoleonic Era, as seen through the eyes of those closest to the bloodshed. Although this book is at times dry and slow, Levy livens it up somewhat with anecdotal stories of thieves, murderers, royals, paupers, adulterers, political dissidents, and assassins - some were innocent, some guilty, but all ended up on the wrong side of a very sharp blade.Executioners held a very unique place in Parisian society. They were shunned by the populace and ignored by the government, but they had a lot of power and managed to escape the persecutions of the Revolution and its aftermath. Theirs is an interesting, educational viewpoint.Caution: It helps to be familiar with French history before reading this book.

This history of the Sanson family, the royal executioners of France from the mid 17th century, through the Revolution, to the end of the 19th, would be interesting for the subject matter alone--but Levy's antecdotal style draws you in so that you feel as if you are experiencing the sometimes absurd, often tragic, and at times poignant story of the Sansons first hand. If you like odd histories of strange people, this one is a gem.