Project Gutenberg 2021-03-10 Public domain in the USA. 181 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous 82465721 The history of the London Burkers Containing a faithful and authentic account of the horrid acts of the noted Resurrectionists, Bishop, Williams, May, etc., etc., and their trial and condemnation at the Old Bailey for the wilful murder of Carlo Ferrari, with the criminals' confessions after trial. Including also the life, character, and behaviour of the atrocious Eliza Ross, the murderer of Mrs. Walsh, etc., etc. Brian Coe, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The History of the London Burkers" by Anonymous is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The work delves into the horrific crimes of notorious resurrectionists—specifically, individuals like Bishop, Williams, and May—who committed murder for the illicit trade of human bodies for dissection. The book likely details their trials and confessions, shedding light on the dark corners of anatomy education and the societal implications during that period. At the start of the narrative, the author introduces the grim reality of systematic murder in London, driven by demand from medical colleges for fresh cadavers. The scene unfolds with an unsettling account of four men brought into custody, suspected of murdering a young boy named Carlo Ferrari under suspicious circumstances. Eyewitness accounts and observations from various witnesses highlight the sheer brutality of the act, as they note signs of recent violence on the corpse, adding to the tension and horror of the situation. Through these early revelations, the reader is drawn into a chilling exploration of morality, crime, and the overwhelming need for legislative reform regarding the treatment of both the living and the dead in society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Trials (Murder) -- England -- London Bishop, John, -1831 Williams, Thomas, -1831 May, James, -1832 Ross, Eliza, 1793 or 1794-1832 KD Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) 762879 2025-06-25T12:27:28.807824 text/html 748532 2024-10-18T11:48:39 text/html 982214 2025-06-25T12:27:36.109784 application/epub+zip 990291 2025-06-25T12:27:29.851804 application/epub+zip 341876 2025-06-25T12:27:29.322781 application/epub+zip 1183921 2025-06-25T12:27:40.813835 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1138661 2025-06-25T12:27:35.558781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491330 2022-09-29T07:15:34.052867 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 709718 2025-06-25T12:27:28.037846 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 689789 2024-10-18T11:48:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18050 2025-06-25T12:27:40.942729 application/rdf+xml 14790 2025-06-25T12:27:29.426833 image/jpeg 2415 2025-06-25T12:27:29.375785 image/jpeg 893493 2025-06-25T12:27:28.894853 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 en.wikipedia More titles under Unknown