Without and Within: Victorian Mourning and Treatment of the DeadMain MenuFleeing Death: Victorian Paranoia Concerning Public HealthFirst SectionDying Well and Loved: At the Moment of Death and MourningSecond SectionWearing and Burying Death: Fashion, Mourning, and Public Displays of DeathThird SectionUp and Down the Stair with Burke and Hare: Body-SnatchingFourth SectionWeird Science: Anatomical Use of the DeadFifth SectionWorks Cited/Full-Texts/Further ReadingsKyle Brett425ed005fc457ac8e436783036f285b42b192fb4
Dr. Knox Cartoon
12016-12-11T19:27:16-05:00Kyle Brett425ed005fc457ac8e436783036f285b42b192fb4583Burke and Hare were not the only ones demonized (though the only ones facing death for their crimes). Here we see a satirical cartoon showing Dr. Knox being cut down by a monster.plain2016-12-13T13:16:06-05:00Kyle Brett425ed005fc457ac8e436783036f285b42b192fb4
12016-11-27T10:41:13-05:00Lore: Supply and Demand6plain2016-12-13T13:20:14-05:00Link to Lore's website and stable streaming link of "Supply and Demand"
This podcast retells the story of the final murder committed by Burke and Hare, presenting the myth that grew out of the real-life true crime narrative. Mahnke's narration is telling, however, at the conclusion. Though Burke and Hare were famed criminals (indeed, Burke's skeleton is still on display) and their punishments arguably moments of public catharsis, Mahnke wishes to humanize Hare at the conclusion of his retelling. This move, strange as it may be, also complicates the history over Burke and Hare's status as hard laborers. I argue that, unlike their contemporaries, modern readers/tellers of the Burke and Hare myth reach to understand, or at least point toward, the economic need to resort to violence and the breaking of social mores.
Taken from Lore's website: "Throughout history, certain individuals have managed to rise to the challenge in the face of difficulty. But in 1827, that attitude was taken to a new—and horrific—level."