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…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/15/book-bound-in-the-skin-of-a-19th-century-suffolk-murderer-goes-on-display
Author : Ella Creamer
Publish date : 2025-04-15 16:32:00
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Book bound in the skin of a 19th-century Suffolk murderer goes on display
