| The Seven That Were Hanged | |
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| Author(s) | Leonid Andreyev |
| Translator | Herman Bernstein |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Psychological horror |
| Publisher | University Press of the Pacific |
| Publication date | 1909 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback and Paperback) |
| Pages | 94 |
The Seven That Were Hanged (Russian: Рассказ о семи повешенных) is a 1909 novel by Russian author Leonid Andreyev. Herman Bernstein translated the novel from Russian to English.
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The Seven Who Were Hanged depicts the fates of five terrorists foiled in their attack and two common peasants who have received death sentences. These condemned men are awaiting their executions by hanging. In prison, each of the prisoners deals with his fate in his own way.
Yanson is an Estonian servant at a Russian estate. He kills his master and tries to rape the master's wife.
Tzigane is a Russian bandit and thief from Orel. He is to be executed for murder.
One of the terrorists, a social yet internally bitter man who loathes humanity—but learns to love it before the end.