Burke and Hare

Description: Burke and Hare Edwards, Owen Dudley Product Overview In a boarding house in the West Port area of 1820's Edinburgh, an old army pensioner dies of natural causes. He owes the landlord £4 rent. Instead of burying the body, the landlord and his friend - one William Hare and William Burke, both Irish - fill the coffin with bark and sell the corpse to Dr. Robert Knox, an ambitious Edinburgh anatomist. Burke and Hare make a profit of £3 and 10 shillings. After this encouraging start, Burke and Hare decide to suffocate another sickly tenant, so beginning the criminal career of the most notorious double act in serial killing that would only end on the gallows with the worst kind of betrayal. It's a tale of desperation and greed, of outsiders, ambition, corruption, love and betrayal. And it's all true! Read more Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Birlinn (October 29, 2010) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1841589853 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 55 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.4 ounces Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 1 x 8.5 inches Best Sellers Rank: #10,809,141 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #8,364 in Serial Killers True Accounts #63,021 in Great Britain History (Books) #90,863 in Historical Study (Books) #8,364 in Serial Killers True Accounts #63,021 in Great Britain History (Books) We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.

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