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100	1		_aHood, Thomas, _d1799-1845
245	1	2	_aA Parody on "Mary's Ghost;" or, The Doctors and Body-snatchers. : _bA Pathetic Tale, With Numerous Additions.
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2022
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aThe names of Norwich localities and medical men have been substituted for those in the original poem, including Henry Carter who died in 1830. --the Wellcome Collection, https://wellcomecollection.org/works/pjw2f57k
500			_aRelease date is 2022-02-06
508			_adeaurider, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520			_a"A Parody on 'Mary's Ghost;' or, The Doctors and Body-snatchers" by Thomas Hood is a humorous poem written during the early 19th century. This work satirizes themes of death and body-snatching prevalent in the era, particularly reflecting on the grave-robbing activities that were notorious at the time. As a parody, it draws inspiration from the popular ballad "Mary's Ghost," playing with the conventions of ghostly tales and societal anxieties regarding the treatment of the dead. In the poem, the ghost of Mary visits her lover, William, to lament her fate after being disturbed from her grave by body-snatchers. Throughout the verses, she humorously recounts her dismemberment and the fate of her various body parts, which have been sent to different doctors and medical schools. The macabre yet comical tone captures the absurdity of the body-snatching trade and raises questions about mortality and the ethics of medical practices. Despite its humorous elements, the poem reflects deeper societal concerns of the time regarding death and the respect owed to the deceased. Ultimately, it serves as a witty commentary on both love and the exploitation faced in the name of scientific progress. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cUnited Kingdom: Christopher Berry (printer), 1825
653			_aGhosts -- Poetry
653			_aBody snatching -- Poetry
700	1		_aAnonymous
856	4		_uhttps://archive.org/details/b30375198
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67336
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