The story behind the principles laid out in this book is an example of how the little things in life can play such a huge role in how we live.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.

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This tale of murder is based on the famous case of the Scottish body-snatchers Burke and Hare, who thrilled newspaper readers in the mid-nineteenth century and whose crimes are still relished among homicide buffs today.