This atmospheric evocation of early 19th century Edinburgh is made all the more thrilling by the knowledge that it is a fictional account of a series of real murders and the astonishing, grisly career of Burke and Hare, men who killed people in order to provide corpses for dissection in anatomy lectures.
| ISBN: | 9781910296202 |
| Publication date: | 15th October 2014 |
| Author: | Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Publisher: | Galley Beggar Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 48 pages |
| Series: | Galley Beggar 'Ghosts' Series |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary |
This atmospheric evocation of early 19th century Edinburgh is made all the more thrilling by the knowledge that it is a fictional account of a series of real murders and the astonishing, grisly career of Burke and Hare, men who killed people in order to provide corpses for dissection in anatomy lectures.
The Body Snatcher features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary
The Body Snatcher is available in Paperback
The Body Snatcher was written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published by Galley Beggar Press
The Body Snatcher has 48 pages
Yes it is part of Galley Beggar 'Ghosts' Series series
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