Download or read book The Headsman written by Cooper, James Fenimore and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-24 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Headsman: The Abbaye des Vignerons is an 1833 novel by James Fenimore Cooper set in Switzerland. The novel was inspired by one of Cooper's trips during his European travels in 1832. The novel is one of three of Cooper's "European" novels, following The Bravo and The Heidenmauer, all of which use the European setting to deal with socio-political contrast with American institutions.