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Burke & Hare
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ISBN10: 1635299713
ISBN13: 9781635299717
Publisher: Caliber Comics
Published: Jun 5 2017
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.46
Height: 0.23 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781635299717
Publisher: Caliber Comics
Published: Jun 5 2017
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.46
Height: 0.23 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
WINNER OF THE SCOTTISH INDEPENDENT COMIC BOOK AWARD FOR BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL AND BEST WRITER (MARTIN CONAGHAN). In 1828, two Irishmen named William Burke and William Hare murdered 16 people and disposed of the bodies to Dr Robert Knox at Edinburgh University for dissection, setting in motion a scandal that would rock the world's medical establishment. Writer Martin Conaghan and artist Will Pickering deliver a ghoulishly true story of medicine, murder and money set at the height of Edinburgh's enlightenment. In addition to the full length graphic novel, the book is also fully annotated.. With an introduction by Judge Dredd writer Alan Grant and a bonus gallery featuring Frank Quitely and Gary Erskine. Cover by Rian Hughes. Reviews of Burke & Hare:
a ghoulish, yet fascinating account of murder, history, medicine and greed. - Forbidden Planet. A shadowy tale of greed and violence... - The List. Well paced, beautifully illustrated and painstakingly researched. - Down the Tubes. Brimming with murder, intrigue, cover-ups, conspiracies, and mystery, ... - Sci-Fi Pulse.
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