The Anatomy Murders: Being the True and Spectacular History of Edinburgh's Notorious Burke and Hare and of the Man of Science Who Abetted T
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Up the close and down the stair, On Halloween night 1828, in the West Port district of Edinburgh, Scotland, a woman sometimes known as Madgy Docherty was last seen in the company of William Burke and William Hare. Days later, police discovered her remains in the surgery of the prominent anatomist...
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 song
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0812241916
ISBN13:9780812241914
Release Date:October 2009
Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press
Length:336 Pages
Weight:1.58 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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England Europe History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Scotland Serial Killers True Accounts True CrimeCustomer Reviews
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