Mary Toft; or, The Rabbit Queen
Mary Toft; or, The Rabbit Queen In 1726, in the town of Godalming, England, a woman confounded the nation's medical community by giving birth to seventeen rabbits. But John cannot explain how or why…
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Mary Toft; or, The Rabbit Queen
In 1726, in the town of Godalming, England, a woman confounded the nation's medical community by giving birth to seventeen rabbits. But John cannot explain how or why Mary Toft, the wife of a local journeyman, has managed to give birth to a dead rabbit. This astonishing true story is the basis for Dexter Palmer's stunning, powerfully evocative new novel.Surgeon's apprentice Zachary Walsh knows that his master, John Howard, prides himself on his rationality.
John contacts several of London's finest surgeons, three of whom soon arrive in Godalming to observe, argue, and perhaps use the case to cultivate their own fame.When King George When this singular event becomes a regular occurrence, John and Zachary realize that nothing in their experience as rural physicians has prepared them to deal with a situation like this--strange, troubling, and possibly miraculous.
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