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History of Burke and Hare, And of the Resurrectionist Times

Name: History of Burke and Hare, And of the Resurrectionist Times
Author: George Mac Gregor

George Mac Gregor

Read by Michele Fry, Colleen McMahon, John, William Allan Jones, Maeve, Greg Giordano, Ciufi Galeazzi, Mairi Patterson, Catherine Emerson, KevinS and Larry Wilson · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Preface and Introduction. The Resurrectionist Movement—Its Contributing Causes and Results (11:25)
Ch.1 Early Prohibition of Dissection (20:59)
Ch.2 Tales of the Resurrectionists—Students (18:15)
Ch.3 Tales of the Resurrectionists—Doctors (11:15)
Ch.4 Tales of the Resurrectionists—Professional Body-Snatchers (23:14)
Ch.5 The Early Life of Burke and Hare (19:29)
Ch.6 Negotiations With Doctors (7:05)
Ch.7 New Prospects (14:56)
Ch.8 Qualms of Conscience (18:32)
Ch.9 Unknown Victims (12:31)
Ch.10 Old Mary Haldane and her daughter Peggy (11:08)
Ch.11 A Narrow Escape (8:42)
Ch.12 Jealousy (17:02)
Ch.13 “Daft Jamie” (18:59)
Ch.14 Daft Jamie on the Dissecting Table (12:46)
Ch.15 The End Approaches (13:33)
Ch.16 An Ill Excuse (10:20)
Ch.17 The Arrest of Burke and M‘Dougal (15:26)
Ch.18 Public Excitement (15:44)
Ch.19 The Indictment against Burke and M‘Dougal (17:04)
Ch.20 Public Anticipation of the Trial (15:38)
Ch.21 The Trial of Burke and M‘Dougal (14:47)
Ch.22 The Trial (14:33)
Ch.23 Burke Sentenced to Death (12:10)
Ch.24 The Interest in the Trial (10:52)
Ch.25 Burke’s Behaviour in Prison (14:29)
Ch.26 “The Complicity of the Doctors” (19:20)
Ch.27 The Legal Position of Hare and his Wife (12:51)
Ch.28 Burke’s Spiritual Condition (15:12)
Ch.29 Lecture on Burke’s Body (21:37)
Ch.30 Hare’s Position after the Trial (22:10)
Ch.31 Hare’s Case before the High Court of Justiciary (20:22)
Ch.32 Popular Feeling against Hare (21:55)
Ch.33 The Confessions of Burke (12:22)
Ch.34 Murderers, but not Body-Snatchers (22:38)
Ch.35 Burke’s Account of his Life (26:02)
Ch.36 The Fate of Hare (15:07)
Ch.37 Dr. Knox’s Connection with Burke and Hare (15:14)
Ch.38 Inquiry into Dr. Knox’s Relations with Burke and Hare (10:54)
Ch.39 English Newspapers on the West Port Tragedies (13:18)
Ch.40 The Relations of the Doctors and the Body-Snatchers (12:41)
Ch.41 “Burking” in London (14:55)
Ch.42 The Passing of the Anatomy Act (18:52)
Ch.43 Conclusion (15:10)
44 APPENDIX - The Case Against Torrence and Waldie (9:32)
45 APPENDIX - Interview with Burke in Prison (10:05)
46 APPENDIX - Confession of Bishop and Williams, the London “Burkers” (15:41)
47 APPENDIX - Song and Ballads (20:47)