Dying for Victorian Medicine: English Anatomy and its Trade in the Dead Poor, c.1834 - 1929

by Elizabeth T. Hurren

The first book to provide a detailed analysis of the body-trafficking networks of the dead poor that underpinned the expansion of medical education from Victorian times. With an even-handed approach to the business of anatomy, Hurren uses remarkable case histories which still echo a vibrant body-business on the internet today in a biomedical age.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Medicine

416 pages, Hardcover

First published December 2, 2011

Reviews

[Kasey]

This was very interesting and very informative. Hurrent went very far in her research and it’s very impressive what she was able to discover. However, it’s a bit dry to read, especially when there are lists and lists of names and numbers. I know it’s important to the research, so no deduction for it—just made casual reading (which is clearly not the intended audience) a little harder.

[Cadie Phillips]

I really enjoyed this book. It was well written and very informative.