Project Gutenberg 2010-05-31 Public domain in the USA. 298 Bailey, James Blake 1897 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 Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812" by James Blake Bailey is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work presents an intriguing look into the grim realities of body-snatching practices by resurrection-men in London during the early 19th century. Through the lens of a fragmentary diary, the text delves into the moral and ethical challenges surrounding anatomy education and the desperate measures taken to procure cadavers for dissection. At the start of the diary, the challenges posed by the shortage of bodies for dissection are discussed against the backdrop of the societal respect for the dead. The narrative outlines how dissection was viewed as a violation, leading to the rise of resurrectionists who excavated graves to fulfill the demand of medical students and institutions. The opening explores the historical context of body-snatching, highlighting the tension between the need for medical education and public outrage, ultimately setting the stage for the examination of the culture of fear and crime surrounding the practice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Body snatching RA Text Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Health & Medicine Category: Law & Criminology 293669 2025-07-13T09:25:57.139373 text/html 289843 2021-01-06T16:38:15 text/html 991523 2025-07-13T09:26:06.479384 application/epub+zip 991904 2025-07-13T09:26:00.789384 application/epub+zip 159317 2025-07-13T09:25:59.304357 application/epub+zip 1186183 2025-07-13T09:26:10.206304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1155043 2025-07-13T09:26:05.233342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228957 2022-09-15T05:34:28.189680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229970 2025-07-13T09:25:56.196399 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 229890 2021-01-06T16:38:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 229884 2021-01-06T16:38:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20943 2025-07-13T09:26:10.348311 application/rdf+xml 15246 2025-07-13T09:25:59.832369 image/jpeg 3576 2025-07-13T09:25:59.567347 image/jpeg 83710 2021-01-06T16:38:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 876329 2021-01-06T16:38:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 83664 2021-01-06T16:38:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 953801 2025-07-13T09:25:57.194372 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog