Owen Dudley Edwards (1) (1938–)
Auteur de Burke & Hare
Pour les autres auteurs qui s'appellent Owen Dudley Edwards, voyez la page de désambigüisation.
Œuvres de Owen Dudley Edwards
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Transactions of the Royal Historical Society - Fifth Series, Volume 32 (1982) — Contributeur, quelques éditions — 7 exemplaires
The Arthur Ransome Society : transcripts from the literary weekends (1993) — Contributeur, quelques éditions — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1938-03-27
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Ireland
- Lieux de résidence
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Dublin, Ireland - Études
- University College Dublin
Johns Hopkins University
Belvedere College, Dublin - Professions
- historian
- Relations
- Edwards, Ruth Dudley (sister)
Edwards, Robert Dudley (father)
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 21
- Aussi par
- 11
- Membres
- 190
- Popularité
- #114,774
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 44
We are probably due for a modern re-examination of the case, based on current knowledge of anatomy and of history and custom. Sadly, this book isn't it. Apart from a strange and quixotic attempt to make Burke look relatively good, it has little new to offer. And the organization leaves much to be desired. It was simply too easy to get lost -- even though I already knew at least a little about Burke and Hare, which many modern readers will not.
If you already have a good knowledge of the era of the resurrectionists, and of the Burke and Hare case, this may be an interesting counterbalance to the usual attempt to portray both men as the worst of the worst. But I would start with other sources before turning to this.… (plus d'informations)