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Newes from the dead : being a true story of Anne Green, hanged for infanticide at Oxford Assizes in 1650, restored to the world and died again 1665

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In 1650, Anne Green, a young servant girl, gave birth prematurely to an illegitimate child.

Sadly the baby died and poor Anne was falsely accused of infanticide.

In front of a large crowd she was hanged and then carried to the College of Physicians to be dissected for medical science.

But as Anne's corpse lay on the table and the doctors assembled, a strange rattle was heard in her throat.

Could she still be alive?

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1862303630 / 9781862303638
Paperback
823.914
05/03/2009
United Kingdom
English
307 p.
20 cm
Children / Juvenile Learn More
Quiz No: 214771, Points 11.00, Book Level 6.90,
Upper Years - Key Stage 3 Learn More
Reprint. Originally published: London: Bodley Head, 2008.