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The Fasting Girl: A True Victorian Medical Mystery
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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.
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.