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Resurrectionists


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Resurrectionists

The Resurrectionists were men that stole bodies from cemmentaries directed by medical practiticioners. At least until cemmentaries were taking security measures to protect the graves of the deceased; those security measures allowed stolen graves to decrease. The Resurrectionist were the ones that provided the corpses in The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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The Body Snatcher--Santos

Date


circa. 1 Jan 1887

Artist


Hablot Knight Browne


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©Public Domain

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Submitted by Frida Santos on Mon, 11/15/2021 - 15:35

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