Murdering to Dissect

Author	: Tim Marshall
Publisher	: Manchester University Press
Total Pages	: 372
Release	: 1995
ISBN-10	: 0719045436
ISBN-13	: 9780719045431
Rating	: 4/5 (431 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Murdering to Dissect by : Tim Marshall

Download or read book Murdering to Dissect written by Tim Marshall and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Frankenstein appeared in 1818 it was well known that the medical profession lent silent support to the grave-robbing gangs who regulary sold the surgeons newly-buried bodies for dissection. This resurection trade led to the sensational Burke and Hare case, which revealed that the bodies of murder victims had been pased to the Edinburgh surgeon Dr Robert Knox with his connivance.

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Up the close and down the stair, Up and down with Burke and Hare. Burke's the butcher, Hare's the thief, Knox the man who buys the beef. —anonymous children's