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Grave robbing is a suspected source of supply for the bodies used as specimens in the anatomy classes at the Medical College of Georgia in 1854. Two students, John and Sterling, take a break from their studies one night and have a drink at the tavern. While there, they spy Grandison Harris,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Sterling Adams: very thin with blond hair, Sterling comes from a cotton-growing plantation; The youngest of 7 children, his parents are George and Julia Sterling Adams; a first-year medical student wanting to become a country doctor
- John Wilkinson, Jr.: dark-hairied, close-set blue eyes; two years older than his classmates; loves to pull pranks; The son of a Philadelphia lawyer - a skilled prosecutor; John, Jr's mother is deceased. His father's name is also 'John.'
- Owen Dunlop: a Scotsman with auburn hair and a goatee
- Lucy Clark: Doctor Clark's daughter
- John Wilkinson, Sr.: a skilled prosecutor in Philadelphia whose wife died during childbirth
- Doctor Benjamin Williams: arranged an internship for John Wilkinson, Jr. with Dr. Dugas
- Tommy: Add a description of this character.
- Doctor Dugas
- Milton Antony: a medical student
- Maureen
- Erin Marie
- Mick Kelly
- Amanda
- Molly
- Mrs. Gardner
- Gracie
- Grandison Harris: thought of as the 'resurrectionist'
- Mary
- Jess
- Foreman Pete
- Burke
- Adam C
- Hare
- Samuel
- Jacob Brown
- Callahan
- Garvin
- Miss Wilson
- Nathan
- Bessie
- Sebastian Adams
- Knox
- Davis
- Mr. Clegg
- Donald
- Mama
- Michael J
- Nick
- Doctor Campbell
- Paul
- Joseph Eve
First Sentence edit
A mound of newly sculptured earth betrayed the location.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Janis Ann Parks (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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