The Anatomy Murders

Being the True and Spectacular History of Edinburgh's Notorious Burke and Hare and of the Man of Science Who Abetted Them in the Commission of Their M

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Burke and Hare were the first serial killers to capture media attention, accused of killing sixteen people in order to sell their cadavers as "subjects" for dissection. The Anatomy Murders is the first book to situate their story against the social and cultural forces that were bringing early nineteenth-century England into modernity.
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Writer
Rosner, Lisa
Title
The Anatomy Murders
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Year
2011
Language
English
Pages
336
Weight
567 gr
EAN
9780812221763
Dimensions
235 x 152 x 32 mm
Binding format
Paperback

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