The Italian boy
a tale of murder and body snatching in 1830s London
1st ed.
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Author
Publication
2004 - Metropolitan Books, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
93,750 words, Guess
Page Count
375 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL24929411M
- ISBN-139780805075373
- ISBN-100805075372
- OCLC Control Number53975523
- OCLC Control Numberitalianboytaleof00wise
and 1 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2003068559
Classifications
- DDC364.152/3/09421
- LCCHV6535.G6 L6595 2004
Description
Describes the 1831 murder of a young vagrant and the sale of his body to a London medical college, a case that led to the arrest of his killers, "resurrection men" who acted to satisfy the demand for fresh cadavers for the study of human anatomy.
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