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The Guardian // Entertainment // Books

Book bound in the skin of a 19th-century Suffolk murderer goes on display

Tuesday 15th April 2025, 4:32PM

The book about the trial of William Corder, publicly executed and dissected after being convicted of murdering his lover, is bound using his skinA second copy of a book bound in the skin of a notorious 19th-century murderer is now on display at a Suffolk museum.However, Horrible Histories creator Terry Deary has told the Guardian that the volume is a “particularly sick” artefact which “shouldn’t be on display”. Continue reading...

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