| Edition |
First edition. |
| Physical Description |
viii, 319 pages ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
In 1726 in the small town of Godalming, England, a young woman confounds the medical community by giving birth to dead rabbits. Surgeon John Howard is a rational man. His apprentice Zachary knows John is reluctant to believe anything that purports to exist outside the realm of logic. But even John cannot explain how or why Mary Toft, the wife of a local farmer, manages to give birth to a dead rabbit. When this singular event becomes a regular occurrence, John realizes that nothing in his experience as a village physician has prepared him to deal with a situation as disturbing as this. |
| Note |
"A novel" -- Cover. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Subject |
Toft, Mary, 1703-1763 -- Fiction.
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Hoaxes -- Fiction.
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Surgeons -- Fiction.
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England -- Fiction.
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Great Britain -- History -- George I, 1714-1727 -- Fiction.
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Historical fiction
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Medical fiction
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| Alternate Title |
Rabbit queen |
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