Unburied: The True Story of Hannah Beswick, the Manchester Mummy

by Hannah Priest

The macabre tale of an eighteenth-century woman immortalised in folklore as the 'Manchester Mummy'.

In 1835, the Manchester Natural History Society opened the doors of its museum. Taking pride of place in its collection were three mummies: one was Egyptian, one was Peruvian and one was a woman from Cheetham Hill.

This is the first time the true story of Hannah Beswick, the so-called 'Manchester Mummy', has been told. Over the years,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526175924
• ISBN13: 9781526175922
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 288 Pages