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The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812

THE DIARY OF A RESURRECTIONIST

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Illustration from The Diary of a 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

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“THE DISSECTING ROOM.” By Rowlandson.

The figure standing up above the rest is William Hunter; his brother John is on his right-hand side, and Matthew Baillie is the next figure to William Hunter on the left; Cruikshank is seated at the extreme left of the picture, and Hewson is working on the eye of the subject on the middle table.

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

BY

JAMES BLAKE BAILEY, B.A.

LIBRARIAN OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND

Illustration from The Diary of a 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

LONDON SWAN SONNENSCHEIN & CO., Lim. PATERNOSTER SQUARE 1896

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