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The Fasting Girl: A True Victorian Medical Mystery
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
J P Tarcher
Publication date
March 1, 2002
Pages
336
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781585421350
ISBN-10
1585421359
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.25 by 9 in.
Weight
1.40 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$23.95
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The riveting true account of Mollie Fancher, who, in 1865, was plagued with a vast array of ailments including paralysis and trances, all of which caused her to 'live on air' for the rest of her life, examines such intriguing phemonena as fasting saints and the dawn of the Age of Neurosis, detailing the social and technoligical turmoil of the time. 20,000 first printing.
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Hardcover
from Diane Pub Co (July 30, 2002); titled "Fasting Girl: A True Victorian Medical Mystery"
9780756782429 | details & prices | 336 pages | 6.25 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $24.00
About: A modern investigation of the case of a young Victorian woman who claimed to have survived for twelve years without food.
About: A modern investigation of the case of a young Victorian woman who claimed to have survived for twelve years without food.
The price comparison is for this edition
from J P Tarcher (March 1, 2002)
9781585421350 | details & prices | 336 pages | 6.25 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $23.95
About: The true account of Mollie Fancher, who, in 1865, was plagued with a vast array of ailments including paralysis and trances, all of which caused her to 'live on air' for the rest of her life.
About: The true account of Mollie Fancher, who, in 1865, was plagued with a vast array of ailments including paralysis and trances, all of which caused her to 'live on air' for the rest of her life.
Paperback
Reprint edition from J P Tarcher (October 1, 2003)
9781585422487 | details & prices | 256 pages | 5.25 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $13.95
About: A modern investigation into the Victorian-era case of a young woman who claimed to have survived for twelve years without food discusses the journalism practices of the time, the complexities of eating disorders, the theories of Darwin, and the scientific process of fasting.
About: A modern investigation into the Victorian-era case of a young woman who claimed to have survived for twelve years without food discusses the journalism practices of the time, the complexities of eating disorders, the theories of Darwin, and the scientific process of fasting.
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