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Knox: The Anatomist

Isobel Rae

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Description:The nefarious practices of the murderers Burke and Hare were revealed on November 2, 1828, with the discovery and identification of a woman's corpse in the cellar of Dr Robert Knox's School of Anatomy. Soon it was known that at least 15 other persons had been similarly done to death. Rumours began to spread and broadsides were published to acquaint the public with all the lurid details. Henceforward Knox's name was to be inseparably linked with those of the murderers. People were in no mood to differentiate between the degrees of culpability of those involved in the scandal, and public opinion held him to be as guilty of murder as Burke and Hare who had smothered their victims without remorse. In this book the author tells the complete life-story of Robert Knox; the years of success before 1828 and the tragic years which followed. Knox emerges as a dedicated scientist, a brilliant teacher of anatomy to whom 19th century surgeons owed much; a man, probably genuinely unaware of the methods used by Burke and Hare, who found the Victorian world relentlessly unforgiving. Knox appears as a character both in 'The Anatomist', a play by James Bridie, and in Dylan Thomas's film script 'The Doctor and the Devils', but neither Bridie nor Thomas shows him as the vivid character he was. The author, in seeking to vindicate him both as a man and as a doctor, has given us a sympathetic and highly readable study of one of the pioneers of modern medicine.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Knox: The Anatomist. To get started finding Knox: The Anatomist, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 164

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Oliver & Boyd

Release: 1964

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Description: The nefarious practices of the murderers Burke and Hare were revealed on November 2, 1828, with the discovery and identification of a woman's corpse in the cellar of Dr Robert Knox's School of Anatomy. Soon it was known that at least 15 other persons had been similarly done to death. Rumours began to spread and broadsides were published to acquaint the public with all the lurid details. Henceforward Knox's name was to be inseparably linked with those of the murderers. People were in no mood to differentiate between the degrees of culpability of those involved in the scandal, and public opinion held him to be as guilty of murder as Burke and Hare who had smothered their victims without remorse. In this book the author tells the complete life-story of Robert Knox; the years of success before 1828 and the tragic years which followed. Knox emerges as a dedicated scientist, a brilliant teacher of anatomy to whom 19th century surgeons owed much; a man, probably genuinely unaware of the methods used by Burke and Hare, who found the Victorian world relentlessly unforgiving. Knox appears as a character both in 'The Anatomist', a play by James Bridie, and in Dylan Thomas's film script 'The Doctor and the Devils', but neither Bridie nor Thomas shows him as the vivid character he was. The author, in seeking to vindicate him both as a man and as a doctor, has given us a sympathetic and highly readable study of one of the pioneers of modern medicine.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Knox: The Anatomist. To get started finding Knox: The Anatomist, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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