Book bound in the skin of a 19th-century Suffolk murderer goes on display
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Book bound in the skin of a 19th-century Suffolk murderer goes on display
Apr 15 2025
A 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”.
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