Remarkable creatures a novel
Growing up fascinated with the fossils she collected on the beach, Mary Anning blossomed into a skillful amateur archaeologist. When she discovers an intriguing fossilized skeleton, townspeople and religious authorities react viciously. Barred from the scientific community and in love with an unavai...
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| Format: | Audiobooks Audiobook (CD) |
| Language: | English |
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Penguin Audio,
p2010.
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| Edition: | Unabridged. |
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| Summary: | Growing up fascinated with the fossils she collected on the beach, Mary Anning blossomed into a skillful amateur archaeologist. When she discovers an intriguing fossilized skeleton, townspeople and religious authorities react viciously. Barred from the scientific community and in love with an unavailable man, Mary turns to Elizabeth Philpot, a London exile, for friendship. Together, they look to make their way in the evolving nineteenth century through archaeology and scientific discovery. |
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| Item Description: | Spoken compact disc. Title from container. |
| Physical Description: | 8 sound discs (ca. 10 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN: | 9780143145301 0143145304 9781440771743 (Recorded Books) 144077174X (Recorded Books) |
| Author Notes: | She is the author of several novels including The Virgin Blue, Burning Bright, Remarkable Creatures, and The Last Runaway. Her novel Girl with a Pearl Earring was made into a film starring Colin Firth and Scarlett Johansson. (Bowker Author Biography) |
