Author: James Blake Bailey
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ISBN: 1406868833
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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The Diary of Resurrectionist 1811-1812 to which are Added an Account of the Resurrection Men in London and a Short History of the Passing of the Anatomy Act. First published in 1896.
Author: James Bailey
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781484943717
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Languages : en
Pages : 106
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The "Diary of a Resurrectionist" here reprinted is only of a fragmentary character. It is, however, unique in being an actual record of the doings of one gang of the resurrection-men in London. Many persons have expressed a wish that so interesting a document should be published; permission having been obtained to print the Diary, an endeavour has been made to gratify this wish. To make the reprint more interesting, and to explain some of the allusions in the Diary, an account of the Resurrection-Men in London, and a short history of the events which preceded the passing of the Anatomy Act, have been prepared. The great crimes of Burke and Hare drew especial attention to body-snatching in Edinburgh, and consequently there have been published ample accounts of the resurrection-men in Scotland. For this reason, Edinburgh has been omitted from the present work. As to the genuineness of the Diary there can be no doubt. It was presented to the Royal College of Surgeons of England by the late Sir Thomas Longmore. In his early days, Sir Thomas was dresser to Bransby Cooper, and assisted him in writing the Life of Sir Astley Cooper. At the suggestion of Lord Abinger, it was decided to introduce an account of the resurrection-men into the book. The information for this was partly obtained by Mr. Longmore from personal communication with some of the Resurrection-Men, who were then living in London. One of these handed over portions of a Diary he had kept during his Resurrectionist days. This was preserved for some years at Netley, and was afterwards presented to the College, as stated above. A few extracts from the Diary were printed in the Life of Sir Astley Cooper.
Author: James Blake Bailey
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230399812
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Languages : en
Pages : 36
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ... THE DIARY [The spelling of the Diary has been preserved in the reprint, but as there is no attempt at punctuation in the original, stops have here been added to make some of the entries more intelligible. The writer's capital letters, too, have not been strictly followed in the reprint.] 1811 November. Thursday 28th. At night went Out and got 3, Jack & me Hospital Crib, * Benj," Danl & Bill to Harpers, ! Jack & me 1 big Gates, J sold 1 Taunton D S' Thomas's. [ * Slang for a burial-ground. ] [] Harper is probably the name of the keeper of a burial-ground.] [ % This occurs often in the Diary, and was evidently a favourite place for meeting. It was, doubtless, the entrance to some burialground, but there is no evidence by which the place can be definitely determined.] Friday 2gth. At night went out and got 3, Jack, Ben & me got 2, Bethnall Green, Bill & Dan1. 1 Bartholow. Crib opened; * whole at BarttT. ['i.e. a body which had had a post mortem performed on it was obtained from the burial-ground attached to St. Bartholomew's Hospital.] Saturday 2>oth. At night went and got 3 Bunhill Row, sold to Mr. Cline, S'. Thomas's Hospital. Remarks, &c, December, 1811. Stmday 1st. We all lookd. out, * at Home all night. [ * Watched to see what funerals were taking place during the day.] Monday 2nd. Met at S'. Thomas's, Got paid for the 3 adults & settled; met and settled with Mordecei, * made Him up 2 5s. 6d. and Receipt of all demands. At Home all night. [ * Probably Michael Mordecai, who kept an old curiosity-shop in New Alley, and was a noted receiver.] Tuesday 3rd. Went to look out and brought the Shovils from Bartholw., Met early in the evening at Mr. Vickers, * did not go out that night, Butler and me came home intoxsicated. [ * Probably...
Author: Leo Tolstoy
Publisher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
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Resurrection is the last full-length novel by Leo Tolstoy. The work has been translated to many European languages and has outsold Anna Karenina and War and Peace. The controversy of the plot is most likely responsible for such huge success: the novel explores the fate of a girl seduced and then abandoned by an officer. A 16-year-old maid Catherine Maislova falls in love with a nobleman Dmitri Nekhlyudov, who has a brief affair with her. This affair results in her being fired and ending up in prostitution. Ten years later they accidentally meet in court: Maislova is condemned for a murder and Nekhlyudov sits on a jury. Resurrection explores Nekhlyudov’s personal moral and mental struggle. Pretty illustrations by Dmitrii Rybalko provide you with new impressions from reading this legendary story.
Author: E. B. Hudspeth
Publisher: Quirk Books
ISBN: 1594746249
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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An extraordinary biography. A gallery of astonishing work. The legacy of a madman. Philadelphia, the late 1870s. A city of gas lamps, cobblestone streets, and horse-drawn carriages—and home to the controversial surgeon Dr. Spencer Black. The son of a grave robber, young Dr. Black studies at Philadelphia’s esteemed Academy of Medicine, where he develops an unconventional hypothesis: What if the world’s most celebrated mythological beasts—mermaids, minotaurs, and satyrs—were in fact the evolutionary ancestors of humankind? The Resurrectionist offers two extraordinary books in one. The first is a fictional biography of Dr. Spencer Black, from a childhood spent exhuming corpses through his medical training, his travels with carnivals, and the mysterious disappearance at the end of his life. The second book is Black’s magnum opus: The Codex Extinct Animalia, a Gray’s Anatomy for mythological beasts—dragons, centaurs, Pegasus, Cerberus—all rendered in meticulously detailed anatomical illustrations. You need only look at these images to realize they are the work of a madman. The Resurrectionist tells his story.
Author: James Blake Bailey
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Category : Anatomy
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Author: James Blake Bailey
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781017865332
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: James Bailey
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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As The Butte Daily Post said in 1897, this book is a "gruesome publication." The Diary covers a unique vocation that thrived in the early nineteenth century: Resurrectionist. It was a job created out of a need for anatomy schools to acquire bodies for dissection during lectures. Fresh bodies. And those willing to dig them up were paid handsomely for their morbid efforts. William Burke and William Hare, who you'll read about within these pages, killed sixteen people in Edinburgh in 1828 in order to deliver the freshest bodies possible. The reproduction of the original 1896 book maintains the spellings and treatment of the diary entries. While the subject matter is fascinating, it should be consumed purely for your own education and curiosity. Curious Publications has no desire to see resurrectionism resurrected.
Author: James Blake Bailey
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ISBN: 9783337017262
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Languages : en
Pages : 208
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The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812 - To which are Added an Account of the Resurrection Men in London... is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1896. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 856
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