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The Body Snatcher (Robert Louis Stevenson short story)

  • The Body-Snatcher
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Body Snatcher, The
Type
Short Story
Language
English
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"The Body Snatcher" is a short story by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. First published in The Pall Mall Gazette in December 1884, its characters were based on criminals in the employ of the surgeon Robert Knox around the time of the notorious Burke and Hare murders in 1828.

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NameFormatISBNRelease Date
Tales and FantasieseBook?1996-02-01
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Q2411893

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2025-08-20