The Body-Snatcher
A Gothic Tale with the True History of Burke and HareBy Robert Louis Stevenson
Length1h 10m
About this audiobook
Step into the shadowed world of nineteenth-century Edinburgh, where medical ambition, grave robbery, and murder blur into something far more terrifying. Robert Louis Stevenson’s chilling Gothic tale follows two young anatomists whose crimes refuse to stay buried. Paired with a gripping historical account of Burke and Hare, Robert Knox, and the real anatomy trade behind the fiction, this edition reveals the dark truth beneath the legend. A haunting classic for listeners drawn to supernatural horror, true crime, and the secrets of the dissecting room.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.7 (6.4K)
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GenreHorror, Literary Classics
Length1 hr 10 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 16, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Opening Credits
2Chapter 1: THE BODY-SNATCHER
3Chapter 2: SIXTEEN BODIES AT SURGEONS’ SQUARE
4Ending Credits
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