The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson

Fettes turned towards us. ‘You don’t know how dangerous that man Macfarlane is!’ he said. ‘What I am going to tell you must never leave this room.’

Robert Louis Stevenson's short story The Body Snatcher is based on a 'grave robbing' scandal in 1820s Edinburgh. This version is abridged  and adapted for audio. Links to complete text (original & adapted) audio & activities here: https://www.eslreading.org/the_body_snatcher.html

The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson - Part 1

"You can't start and then stop!" Fettes is drawn into a world of grave robbing and murder.
Robert Louis Stevenson's short story The Body Snatcher is based on the Burke and Hare scandal in 1820s Edinburgh. This version is condensed for audio, but stays close to the original.. 

Complete text & audio free to access here: https://medium.com/best-short-stories/the-body-snatcher-by-robert-louis-stevenson-part-one-b112c2e3f8ad
Teaching materials, including links to complete text (original & adapted) audio & activities here: https://www.eslreading.org/the_body_snatcher.html

The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson - Part 3

When Fettes was a young medical student he studied under the notorious Mr K. Robert Louis Stevenson's short story The Body Snatcher is based on the notorious Burke and Hare 'grave robbing' case in 1820s Edinburgh. This version is abridged and adapted for audio, but stays close to the original.. 

Complete adapted text & audio free to access here: https://medium.com/best-short-stories/the-body-snatcher-by-robert-louis-stevenson-part-one-b112c2e3f8ad
Teaching materials, including links to complete text (original & adapted) audio & activities here: https://www.eslreading.org/the_body_snatcher.html

The Body Snatcher - Part 2

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