Violence
ModerateA condemned man is executed by guillotine, with the killing conveyed through sound and spectators' reactions.
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Old Wives' Tale
The Old Wives' Tale: A Novel of Life is a novel by Arnold Bennett, first published in January 1908. It deals with the lives of two very different sisters, Constance and Sophia Baines, following their stories from their youth, working in their parents' Staffordshire draper's shop, into old age. It covers a period of approximately 65 years roughly from 1840 to 1905, and is set in Bursley (modeled on Burslem) and Paris. It is generally regarded as one of Bennett's finest works.
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Parents Guide
Partially reviewedVersion covered
Arnold Bennett, Old Wives' Tale, Project Gutenberg ebook5247 English transcription; selected Auxerre public-execution passage.
Alcohol, drugs & smoking
MildSome spectators are described as intoxicated.
Frightening & intense themes
ModerateA prolonged execution scene leaves a witness terrified, shuddering and distressed.
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