Murdering to dissect
Subtitle: grave-robbing, Frankenstein and the anatomy literature
By: Tim Marshall.
Publisher: Manchester University Press; Distributed in USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Manchester; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
Subjects: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851; Human dissection -- Scotland -- History -- 19th century; Body snatching -- Scotland -- History -- 19th century; Grave robbing -- Scotland -- History -- 19th century; Horror tales, English -- History and criticism; Medicine -- Scotland -- History -- 19th century; Murder -- Scotland -- History -- 19th century; Frankenstein (Fictitious character); Body, Human, in literature; Scientists in literature; Monsters in literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 340-345) and index.