I’ve been meaning to read the Mantel novel so this is a great prompt. Reminds me of the efforts by those executed during Byrne’s century to escape the anatomists; he shares museum space with a few of them. Something endlessly moving about a person saying, okay, yes, I am going to die, but I insist on my agency in the next bit. Thanks!
Wow. That is dark and also really fascinating. I'm with Hilary Mantel... let him go. The story of his plans to dispose of his body after death being thwarted is so sad.
I’ve been meaning to read the Mantel novel so this is a great prompt. Reminds me of the efforts by those executed during Byrne’s century to escape the anatomists; he shares museum space with a few of them. Something endlessly moving about a person saying, okay, yes, I am going to die, but I insist on my agency in the next bit. Thanks!
Thanks so much for reading!!
Wow. That is dark and also really fascinating. I'm with Hilary Mantel... let him go. The story of his plans to dispose of his body after death being thwarted is so sad.
It’s such a heartbreaking story! I hope that with pressure still being put on them that one day Byrne will finally rest