The Seven Who Were HangedLeonid Andreyev
The Seven Who Were Hanged
by OpenStories
Original author: Leonid Andreyev
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"The Seven Who Were Hanged" by Leonid Andreyev is a horror novella written in 1908. After a failed assassination attempt on a minister, seven condemned prisoners await execution by hanging: five revolutionaries, an Estonian farmhand who murdered his employer, and a violent thief. In their final days, each prisoner confronts their approaching death in starkly different ways. The novella explores how these diverse individuals—from a motherly revolutionary leader to a confused farmhand to a jovial bandit—grapple with mortality's shadow.
The Seven Who Were Hanged, by Leonid Andreyev. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #6722.
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13 Chapters
- 1.Foreword254 words
- 2.Introduction: Translation of the Foregoing Letter in Russian861 words
- 3.Chapter I: At One O'clock, Your Excellency!2,507 words
- 4.Chapter II: Condemned to Be Hanged1,963 words
- 5.Chapter III: Why Should I Be Hanged?4,051 words
- 6.Chapter IV: We Come From Oryol2,176 words
- 7.Chapter V: Kiss-And Say Nothing2,408 words