Fiction
The Body Snatcher is a short story by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is a horror story about a medical student named Fettes who becomes involved with a sinister character named Gray, who is a body snatcher. Gray and Fettes work together to steal bodies from graves and sell them to a local doctor for use in anatomy lessons. However, their macabre business takes a dark turn when they are commissioned to procure a fresh body for a top surgeon. The story explores the moral dilemmas faced by the characters and the consequences of their actions. In the end, Fettes is forced to confront his own guilt and complicity in the gruesome business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.