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Remarkable creaturesTracy Chevalier

Remarkable creatures

2009352 pages
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In the early nineteenth century, a windswept beach along the English coast brims with fossils for those with the eye... From the moment she's struck by lightning as a baby, it is clear Mary Anning is marked for greatness. When she uncovers unknown dinosaur fossils in the cliffs near her home, she sets the scientific world alight, challenging ideas about the world's creation and stimulating debate over our origins. In an arena dominated by men, however, Mary is soon reduced to a serving role, facing prejudice from the academic community, vicious gossip from neighbours, and the heartbreak of…

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Editions

9 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2010
    Plume / Penguin Books · 9780452296114
  • Ebook · English · 2010
    Penguin USA, Inc. · 9781101152294
  • Ebook · English · 2009
    HarperCollins · 9780007341108
  • Other · English · 2010
    Plume · 9780452296725
  • Other · English · 2010
    Plume Book · 312 pages · 9780452297029
  • Other · English · 2010
    Thorndike Press · 9781594134432
Collection and preservationHistoryFossilsWomen paleontologistsFemale friendshipDiscoveries in scienceFictionFiction, historical, general