Anrede, gehalten auf dem offentlichen Richtplatze zu Luzern nach der Hinrichtung des Morders Johann Arnold v. Wykon, den 21. Wintermonat 1846.

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8vo (19,6 x 12,3 cm). 14, [2 blank] pp. Stab-stitched. Some spotting, the spine with remnants of wrappers, otherwise in very good condition. ¶ An extremely rare murder pamphlet being the text of a speech delivered just after the execution of Swiss child murderer Johann Arnold von Wykon ¶ Wykon was "living in sin" with Anna Wollemann, who was pregnant with another man's child. After she had given birth to the child, Wykon murdered it and "continued their sinful relationship". Wykon was subsequently decapitated in Luzern (Switzerland) on February 21, 1846. ¶ The pamphlet is a so-called "Standrede", a speech delivered by a cleric after the execution of a criminal to promote Christian virtues and to warn against a life of crime. Many Standreden were delivered at the very place of execution. Indeed, in the present case the murder was still laying "im Blute", as the author notes. ¶ Rickenbach argues that "Unzucht" (lust) reduces the sinner to an animal state, inevitably leading to moral decline and, ultimately, to murder. ¶ The genre of Standreden flourished in Switzerland (and to a lesser extent in Germany) in the 19th century. Needless to say that due to their ephemeral nature Standreden are very rare. ¶ WorldCat lists 1 copy only. N° de ref. del artículo 192

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