Rest without Peace

Stock Code:
BAB0534
Price:
$9.50

Description

Rest without Peace by Elizabeth Byrd. 'Edinburgh, 1828 - after they sell their first corpse to Dr. Knox with no questions asked, death brings a new way of life to Burke and Hare. Roaming the rat-infested, stench-filled squalor of the Old Town, they and their bawdy common-law wives lure harlots, drunks and tramps into Hare's lodging house and suffocate them, so that trainee surgeons can practice their skills.Burke had the nightmares, Hare the melancholies, but a dram helped and the dead could not come back - if the candle burnt all night .... The book has medium general wear but remains most readable.

Details

  • Author:
    Byrd, Elizabeth
  • Book Condition:
    Good Minus
  • Publisher:
    PAN Books
  • Edition:
    Reprint
  • Jacket Condition:
    None
  • Binding:
    Soft Cover
  • Location:
    V2
  • ISBN:
    0330245996
  • Size:
    12mo
  • Pages:
    203
  • Publish Date:
    1976
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
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