Morgue
The Paris Morgue and the Lost Stories of the Unknown Dead
$31.45
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
2 February 2027
Summary
‘Fascinating … Crowds will form’ MARGARET ATWOOD
Peer through the enormous window and you will see twelve marble slabs.
On each slab lies a corpse.
For over one hundred years, from 1804, the unknown dead of Paris were publicly displayed at the world’s first morgue. Wherever they were found, their bodies were brought to the morgue and laid out for exhibition in the hope that one of the many visitors – over a million a year – might id…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781398547902 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1398547905 |
| Author: | Catriona Byers |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 2 February 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 153mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
‘This gripping, indeed often thrilling, work by Catriona Byers proves that well-researched, pacily written works of sociological history can indeed make crackingly good books. The way that corpses in all their multifarious conditions have been used by her effectively to write a history of 19th century Paris is nothing short of brilliant’ – Andrew Roberts, author of Napoleon and His Marshals
‘Fascinating … connections to sci fi, horror, crime, forensic science, and the public’s appetite for grue. Deeply and passionately researched! Crowds will form’ – Margaret Atwood, on X
Catriona Byers
Catriona Byers is a writer, photographer, and historian. She holds a PhD in History from King’s College London, where her thesis focused on the nineteenth-century morgues of Paris and New York. Her research has also explored the history of crime scene photography, haunted archives, and the redevelopment of American pauper cemeteries.
She is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHoSTM).
In addition to her academic work, Catriona is a professional food stylist. Originally from Fife, Scotland, she is now based in Paris, France.
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