Mary Toft ; or, The rabbit queen : a novel
A novel based on a true story in which in 1726 in the small town of Godalming, England, a young woman confounds the medical community by giving birth to dead rabbits.
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Stamford | Available |
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| Genre |
| Psychological fiction. Historical fiction. |
- ISBN: 9781101871935
- Physical Description viii, 319 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition First edition.
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2019.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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Mary Toft; or, the Rabbit Queen : A Novel
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Table of Contents
Mary Toft; or, the Rabbit Queen : A Novel
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | ||
| Chapter I | The Exhibition of Medical Curiosities | p. 5 |
| Chapter II | The Royal Touch | p. 27 |
| Chapter III | A Concerned Husband | p. 35 |
| Chapter IV | A Birth | p. 43 |
| Chapter V | Aristotle's Masterpiece | p. 53 |
| Chapter VI | Mary's Dream | p. 66 |
| Chapter VII | Foolscap | p. 72 |
| Part 2 | ||
| Chapter VIII | Nathanael St. André | p. 79 |
| Chapter IX | Confirmation of the Preternatural | p. 91 |
| Chapter X | The Seat of Imagination | p. 97 |
| Chapter XI | Some Unanticipated Visitors | p. 107 |
| Chapter XII | The Shearing Effect | p. 116 |
| Chapter XIII | The King and the Three Impostors | p. 125 |
| Chapter XIV | A Strange Celebration | p. 139 |
| Part 3 | ||
| Chapter XV | Mary's Soliloquy | p. 155 |
| Chapter XVI | Moll Flanders | p. 160 |
| Chapter XVII | Dr. Lacey's Bagnio | p. 168 |
| Chapter XVIII | A Coffee House Meeting | p. 180 |
| Chapter XIX | The Keepers of the Vigil | p. 187 |
| Chapter XX | Sects | p. 196 |
| Chapter XXI | The Proof | p. 205 |
| Chapter XXII | A Principle of English Law | p. 209 |
| Chapter XXIII | Leaving the Barn | p. 240 |
| Part 4 | ||
| Chapter XXIV | Hasenpfeffer | p. 249 |
| Chapter XXV | Manningham's Plan | p. 258 |
| Chapter XXVI | Transverse Presentation | p. 264 |
| Chapter XXVII | Morning | p. 273 |
| Chapter XXVIII | Pamphlets | p. 277 |
| Part 5 | ||
| Chapter XXIX | Zachary and Anne | p. 287 |
| Chapter XXX | John Howard Returns | p. 293 |
| Chapter XXXI | Bridewell Prison | p. 300 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 313 | |
| Bibliography | p. 315 |
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