{"product_id":"9781526175922","title":"Unburied","description":"Author: Hannah Priest\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526175922\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Mar 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe macabre tale of an eighteenth-century woman immortalised in folklore as the 'Manchester Mummy'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1835, the Manchester Natural History Society opened the doors of its museum. Taking pride of place in its collection were three mummies: one was Egyptian, one was Peruvian and one was a woman from Cheetham Hill. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first time the true story of Hannah Beswick, the so-called 'Manchester Mummy', has been told. Over the years, explanations for the Manchester Mummy have ranged from the chilling  Hannah's fear of being buried alive  to the downright bizarre  the legend of her buried gold  but the truth is more complex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring this fascinating episode from museum history, \u003ci\u003eUnburied \u003c\/i\u003esheds light on the Victorian turn to the macabre and changing attitudes to the display of human remains. It debunks the legends and asks what Hannah Beswick can tell us about death and dying, mummies and museums.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920556277918,"sku":"ING-9781526175922","price":56.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526175922.jpg?v=1782823724","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526175922","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}