Tracy Chevalier
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| Original Title: | Remarkable Creatures |
| ISBN: | 0007178379 (ISBN13: 9780007178377) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.tchevalier.com/remarkablecreatures/index.html |
| Characters: | Mary Anning, Elizabeth Philpot, William Buckland, Captain Birch, Cuvier |
| Setting: | Lyme Regis, England,1820(United Kingdom) England Yorkshire, England(United Kingdom) |
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In 1810, a sister and brother uncover the fossilized skull of an unknown animal in the cliffs on the south coast of England. With its long snout and prominent teeth, it might be a crocodile – except that it has a huge, bulbous eye. Remarkable Creatures is the story of Mary Anning, who has a talent for finding fossils, and whose discovery of ancient marine reptiles such as that ichthyosaur shakes the scientific community and leads to new ways of thinking about the creation of the world. Working in an arena dominated by middle-class men, however, Mary finds herself out of step with her working-class background. In danger of being an outcast in her community, she takes solace in an unlikely friendship with Elizabeth Philpot, a prickly London spinster with her own passion for fossils. The strong bond between Mary and Elizabeth sees them through struggles with poverty, rivalry and ostracism, as well as the physical dangers of their chosen obsession. It reminds us that friendship can outlast storms and landslides, anger and jealousy.Present Containing Books Remarkable Creatures
| Title | : | Remarkable Creatures |
| Author | : | Tracy Chevalier |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 352 pages |
| Published | : | August 24th 2009 by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (first published 2009) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. European Literature. British Literature. Literature. 19th Century. Adult Fiction. Audiobook |
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Ratings: 3.85 From 41084 Users | 4541 ReviewsJudgment Containing Books Remarkable Creatures
(3.5*) Ive got mixed feelings about it, though I am, overall, a huge admirer of Tracy Chevaliers prose. Shes not only thoughtful and honest with her characters, but her prose is beautiful in its simplicity and rich in subtleties and meaning (lets not forget Girl with a Pearl Earring is the sexiest book ever, without even trying). I loved, loved, loved the idea that each person leads with a certain feature (havent discovered mine, help, Tracy!), also loved the idea of a book about femaleRemarkable Creatures is a beautifully written book about two remarkable women, Mary Anning and Elizabeth Philpot. A fictional account based on real-life characters and events, Remarkable Creatures is set in the early 1800s in the coastal town of Lyme Regis, England. Poor, uneducated Mary Anning and middle-class, London-bred Elizabeth Philpot form what is considered an unconventional friendship, due to their differing social classes, based on their love of fossils and fossil hunting. Despite my
Fascinating story that blends actual people and events in a work of fiction. Until this story, I had no idea who Mary Anning or Elizabeth Philpot were and how important their work was in the discovery of prehistoric creatures. Their discoveries at the beginning of the 19th century came at the time when many tried to explain or reconcile geology with their religious beliefs when very idea of extinction was anathema because it suggested that God was imperfect. What are these creatures and why dont
Some of my favorite things about Remarkable Creatures:1) Bathing machines! 2) Fossils, of course. 3) A regency era book about friendship between two women, rather than the marriage of some rehabilitated rake and some nubile.4) Elizabeth's characterization of people based upon what feature they "lead" with - eyes, hair, hands. 5) Fossils!I enjoyed this book a lot more after I came across some information about who Mary Anning really was. At first, I did not realize this was based on the stories
Women scientists are amazing. Historical women scientists are flat out mind-blowing. In 2015, science is still a man's field -- though it is definitely getting better -- and I often find myself flummoxed that I can say something in a meeting that is quickly dismissed but then an older male colleague says the same thing and he is a pioneering genius. But, imagine if this were the early 1800's and not only were I a woman, but I was uneducated and poor. It would be near impossible to make any type
Mary Anning, the daughter of a cabinet-maker and fossil collector in Lyme Regis, was responsible for finding many Jurassic age creatures, unknown to science before. Elizabeth Philpot, who came from a completely different social background and was at least twenty years Marys senior, but shared her interest in fossils (herself she collected fish fossils) befriended her and the two who collected fossils together made their fair share of contributions to science. Remarkable Creatures by Tracy
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