Introduced during the French Revolution, which execution device was last used in France in 1977?

In which story does Jabez Stone, a New Hampshire farmer, sell his soul to the Devil for seven years of prosperity? Which novel did Herman Melville dedicate to Nathaniel Hawthorne "in token of my admiration for his genius"? In which play does Inez say "I prefer to choose my hell; I prefer to look you in the eyes and fight it out face to face… Inside the Cabildo in New Orleans, you can visit the room where the transfer papers for which 1803 sale were signed? Irish geologist Richard Oldham discovered that which events produce primary and secondary waves? On your cruise you seem to have had a case of what the French call "mal de mer". What is it? Which word can mean a hiding place for food or treasure, or fast memory on a computer's processor or motherboard? Which Southern word means repairing, but before "to" means "about to"?