The doctor dissected : a cultural autopsy of the Burke and Hare murders /

A series of bizarre disappearances filled the citizens of early nineteenth-century Scotland with terror. When the perpetrators were finally apprehended in 1828, their motive roiled the nation: William Burke and William Hare had murdered for profit. The cadavers supplied a ready payout, courtesy of D...

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Main Author:	McCracken-Flesher, Caroline
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Subjects:	Burke, William, > 1792-1829. Hare, William, > 1792?-1870? Burke, William, > 1792-1829 Burke, William > 1792-1829 Hare, William > 1792-1870 Literature and history > Scotland. Crime in popular culture > Scotland. English literature > Scottish authors > History and criticism. Murder in mass media. National characteristics, Scottish, in literature. Homicide > history Grave Robbing > history Littérature et histoire > Écosse. Criminalité dans la culture populaire > Écosse. Littérature anglaise > Auteurs écossais > Histoire et critique. Meurtre dans les médias. Écossais dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Crime in popular culture English literature > Scottish authors Literature and history Murder in mass media National characteristics, Scottish, in literature Scotland Literatur Mord Rezeption Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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