The Resurrection Men: A History of the Trade in Corpses

ISBN-10
0356201503
ISBN-13
9780356201504
Series
The Resurrection Men
Category
Body snatching
Pages
208
Language
English
Published
1991-01
Author
Brian Bailey

Description

Body-snatchers - resurrection men - flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, particularly in London and Edinburgh, to provide medical students with a regular supply of cadavers from which to learn anatomy. Here is an account of this unique episode in British history.

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