Murdering to Dissect
Download or Read eBook Murdering to Dissect PDF 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.
| Author | : Tim Marshall |
| Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
| Total Pages | : 372 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0719045436 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780719045431 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Murdering to Dissect by : Tim Marshall
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.
