Project Gutenberg 2022-02-06 Public domain in the USA. 111 Hood, Thomas 1799 1845 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous A Parody on "Mary's Ghost;" or, The Doctors and Body-snatchers. A Pathetic Tale, With Numerous Additions. $aUnited Kingdom :$bChristopher Berry (printer),$c1825. The names of Norwich localities and medical men have been substituted for those in the original poem, including Henry Carter who died in 1830. --the Wellcome Collection, https://wellcomecollection.org/works/pjw2f57k deaurider, 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) "A Parody on 'Mary's Ghost;' or, The Doctors and Body-snatchers" by Thomas Hood is a humorous poem written during the early 19th century. This work satirizes themes of death and body-snatching prevalent in the era, particularly reflecting on the grave-robbing activities that were notorious at the time. As a parody, it draws inspiration from the popular ballad "Mary's Ghost," playing with the conventions of ghostly tales and societal anxieties regarding the treatment of the dead. In the poem, the ghost of Mary visits her lover, William, to lament her fate after being disturbed from her grave by body-snatchers. Throughout the verses, she humorously recounts her dismemberment and the fate of her various body parts, which have been sent to different doctors and medical schools. The macabre yet comical tone captures the absurdity of the body-snatching trade and raises questions about mortality and the ethics of medical practices. Despite its humorous elements, the poem reflects deeper societal concerns of the time regarding death and the respect owed to the deceased. Ultimately, it serves as a witty commentary on both love and the exploitation faced in the name of scientific progress. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/b30375198 20210924100104anon 1825 GB Reading ease score: 88.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Ghosts -- Poetry Body snatching -- Poetry PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Humour Category: British Literature 34299 2025-06-26T12:27:14.396039 text/html 10374 2024-10-18T19:12:51 text/html 216436 2025-06-26T12:27:16.035040 application/epub+zip 214996 2025-06-26T12:27:14.765024 application/epub+zip 78283 2025-06-26T12:27:14.559036 application/epub+zip 241159 2025-06-26T12:27:17.144027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235103 2025-06-26T12:27:15.839034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 98646 2022-09-30T09:29:41.536954 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 25015 2025-06-26T12:27:14.271011 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 4865 2024-10-18T19:12:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18020 2025-06-26T12:27:17.275016 application/rdf+xml 11067 2025-06-26T12:27:14.636004 image/jpeg 2419 2025-06-26T12:27:14.597022 image/jpeg 160448 2025-06-26T12:27:14.409024 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 en.wikipedia More titles under Unknown