The anatomy murders : being the true and spectacular history of Edinburgh's notorious Burke and Hare, and the man of science who abetted them in the commission of their most heinous crimes
Rosner, Lisa2009
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This text situates the story of Burke and Hare against the social and cultural forces that were bringing early 19th-century Britain into modernity. Each of the murder victims provides a window on a different aspect of this world in transition.
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irlam Library | Adult Non Fiction | 364.1523 ROSHardback | Available |
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Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press ; Oxford : Oxford Creative Marketing [distributor], 2009.
Collation:
336 p. : ill.
ISBN:
9780812241914 (hbk)
Dewey class:
364.152309224134
Language:
English
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BRN:
1128295