In 1828, two Irishmen named William Burke and William Hare murdered 16 people and disposed of the bodies to Dr Robert Knox at Edinburgh University for dissection, setting in motion a scandal that would rock the world's medical establishment. Writer Martin Conaghan and artist Will Pickering deliver a ghoulishly true story of of medicine, murder and money set at the height of Edinburgh's enlightenment.... [click here for more]
America’s Printmakers: Currier and Ives. Fifity years of profiling the American Scene. Often called the “Printmakers of the American People” as the duo produced well over 7,000 prints that chronicled American life. Almost every household had at least one of the prints hanging in their homes and even today, the tradition continues as their print work is seen on many greeting cards,... [click here for more]