Book bound in the skin of a 19th-century Suffolk murderer goes on display
The book about the trial of William Corder, publicly executed and dissected after being convicted of murdering his lover, is bound using his skinA second copy of a book bound in the skin of a notorious 19th-century murderer is now on display at a Suffolk museum.However, Horrible Histories creator Terry Deary has told the Guardian that the volume is a “particularly sick” artefact which “shouldn’t be on display”. Continue reading...
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The book about the trial of William Corder, publicly executed and dissected after being convicted of murdering his lover, is bound using his skin
A second copy of a book bound in the skin of a notorious 19th-century murderer is now on display at a Suffolk museum.
However, Horrible Histories creator Terry Deary has told the Guardian that the volume is a “particularly sick” artefact which “shouldn’t be on display”. Continue reading...
