The Body Snatcher
Before You Read
The
Body Snatcher is a strange tale of grave
robbing and murder in 1820s Edinburgh. Robert
Louis Stevenson's classic horror story is based
on the scandal of the real-life
'body-snatchers', Burke and Hare.
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Below
is the trailer for a film version:
In the clip they talk about 'grave robbing'. What crime is this?
a) stealing parts of a body b) stealing a dead body c) killing a person and then selling them d) stealing from a doctor
In the clip they talk about 'grave robbing'. What crime is this?
a) stealing parts of a body b) stealing a dead body c) killing a person and then selling them d) stealing from a doctor
Complete Text
Vocabulary
Coffin - box for dead person
Conscience - what you feel about what you have done
Grave - where you bury a coffin
Hesitate - to stop because unable to make decision
Rumours - a story which is perhaps not true.
Spectacles - glasses to improve vision
Stare - look intensely at someone or something
Startled - shocked/surprised by something
Conscience - what you feel about what you have done
Grave - where you bury a coffin
Hesitate - to stop because unable to make decision
Rumours - a story which is perhaps not true.
Spectacles - glasses to improve vision
Stare - look intensely at someone or something
Startled - shocked/surprised by something
