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The Italian Boy

The Italian Boy

Murder and Grave-Robbery in 1830s London

by Sarah Wise
Hardback
Publication Date: 03/05/2004

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Legislation which marked the end of body-snatching in 1830s Britain was the result of investigations in The Italian Boy case in which examples for dissection were supplied to anatomy schools. This title examines this episode in history and the lives of lower-class Londoners of the period.
ISBN:
9780224071765
9780224071765
Category:
Poverty & unemployment
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
03-05-2004
Language:
English
Publisher:
Random House
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Dimensions (mm):
241.3x160.27x31.75mm
Weight:
0.71kg

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