Doctor and the Devils
Dylan Thomas
Paperback
(Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, Jan. 1, 1968)
1968 Aldine mass market paperback, Dylan Thomas (The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas: The Original Edition). This dramatic and gripping story is based on the grisly careers of the murderers Burke and Hare and is in the form of a film scenario. This infamous pair came to trial in Edinburgh over a century ago, and Dylan Thomas was fascinated by their grim tale. Thomas Rock, a brilliant lecturer in anatomy, is disliked by his colleagues for his success and for his disregard of the medical and social conventions of the day. - Amazon