Unburied
The True Story of Hannah Beswick, the Manchester Mummy
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2025
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-7592-2 (ISBN)
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-7592-2 (ISBN)
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This book tells the true story of Hannah Beswick, the so-called ‘Manchester Mummy’. Debunking the legends that have sprung up around this unusual case of modern mummification, it sheds light on the history of museums and the collection of human remains. -- .
The macabre tale of an eighteenth-century woman immortalised in folklore as the ‘Manchester Mummy’.
In 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.
This 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.
Exploring this fascinating episode from museum history, Unburied sheds 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. -- .
The macabre tale of an eighteenth-century woman immortalised in folklore as the ‘Manchester Mummy’.
In 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.
This 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.
Exploring this fascinating episode from museum history, Unburied sheds 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. -- .
Hannah Priest, Heritage Engagement Officer at the Pankhurst Centre, is an independent researcher and speaker on Manchester history topics like the Blackley Deer Park and the Battle of Theale Moor. As Hannah Kate, she is a creative writer and radio presenter on North Manchester FM. -- .
Prologue
Part I: Afterlife
1 The cabinet of insects
2 Behind the giraffe
3 The ungenteel fate
4 What was her name?
5 Madame Beswick's supernatural pranks
6 Tinned salmon
7 Ms Beswick
Part II: Life and death
8 Hannah
9 Sundry odd things
10 Oil of lavender
11 The pious band
12 Four hundred pounds
13 Unremarkable
Epilogue
Index -- .
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 11.2.2025 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Manchester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater | |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5261-7592-4 / 1526175924 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5261-7592-2 / 9781526175922 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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