Rest Without Peace
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...
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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.Bur
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ISBN:
9780380004010
Publisher: Avon Books
Pages no: 223
Edition language: English
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