Remarkable creatures

Remarkable creatures

Tracy Chevalier

Book - 2010

When Mary Anning uncovers an unusual fossilized skeleton in the cliffs near her home on the English coast, she sets the religious fathers on edge, the townspeople to vicious gossip, and the scientific world alight. Luckily, Mary finds an unlikely champion in prickly Elizabeth Philpot, and in the struggle to be recognized in the wider world, Mary and Elizabeth discover that friendship is their greatest ally.

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Subjects
Anning, Mary, > 1799-1847 > Fiction.
Philpot, Elizabeth, > 1780-1857 > Fiction.
Women paleontologists > England > Fiction.
Female friendship > Fiction.
Fossils > Collection and preservation > Fiction.
Discoveries in science > History > 19th century > Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Friendships.
Homosociality.
Women's friendships.
Published
New York : Dutton 2010.
Language
English
Main Author
Tracy Chevalier (-)
Physical Description
312 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references.
ISBN
9780452296725
9780525951452
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