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
Published in The Kaleidoscope in 1828, this is a solid overview of the pro-scientific stance on human dissection and the usage of the dead to forward medical understanding and science, preventing further declines in health of the citizenry. This entry also focuses on combating the taboo of body-snatching. Here I argue that the medical community is attempting to reclaim their usage of the dead--to disassociate themselves from the scandalous tales of Burke and Hare--and reassure the respect inherent in their methods of using the dead for scientific gains.