The infamous Burke and Hare
Subtitle: serial killers and resurrectionists of nineteenth century Edinburgh
By: R. Michael Gordon.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.; McFarland; McFarland & Company
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9780786444038
Subjects: Burke, William, -- 1792-1829; Hare, William, -- 1792?-1870?; Murder -- Scotland -- Edinburgh -- History -- 19th century; Grave robbing -- Scotland -- Edinburgh -- History -- 19th century; Dissection -- Scotland -- Edinburgh -- History -- 19th century
Description: "William Burke and William Hare aided inquisitive Scottish surgeons who competed for anatomical breakthroughs by experimenting on human corpses. This account not only explores the work of the resurrectionists, it reflects the nature of serial killers, 1820s criminal law, and Edinburgh's early role as a seat of European medical research"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.