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In 1884, the shipwrecked crew of the Mignonette was adrift in a lifeboat for 21 days, with no food or water, before the officers slayed and ate the cabin boy. Moral philosophers and legal experts—and generations of Harvard students—have debated the subsequent murder case. Read the story in Harvard Magazine and join the conversation by filling out the questionnaire below. Responses may be published online and in print.
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Cover story: The 1884 Cannibalism-at-Sea Case That Still Has Harvard Talking
