Author: Sam. Paterson and W. Bristow (Strand, London, England)
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Languages : en
Pages : 210
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A Catalogue of the Large and Curious English Library of Mr. John Hutton, ... Which Will be Sold by Auction, ... by Sam. Paterson, and W. Bristow, ... on Monday the 22d of October, 1764, ...
Author: Sam. Paterson and W. Bristow (Strand, London, England)
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Languages : en
Pages : 210
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Languages : en
Pages : 210
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The Imposteress Rabbit Breeder
Author: Karen Harvey
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192599356
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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In October 1726, newspapers began reporting a remarkable event. In the town of Godalming in Surrey, a woman called Mary Toft had started to give birth to rabbits. Several leading doctors - some sent directly by King George I - travelled to examine the woman and she was moved to London to be closer to them. By December, she had been accused of fraud and taken into custody. Mary Toft's unusual deliveries caused a media sensation. Her rabbit births were a test case for doctors trying to further their knowledge about the processes of reproduction and pregnancy. The rabbit births prompted not just public curiosity and scientific investigation, but also a vicious backlash. Based on extensive new archival research, this book is the first in-depth re-telling of this extraordinary story. Karen Harvey situates the rabbit-births within the troubled community of Godalming and the women who remained close to Mary Toft as the case unfolded, exploring the motivations of the medics who examined her, considering why the case attracted the attention of the King and powerful men in government, and following the case through the criminal justice system. The case of Mary Toft exposes huge social and cultural changes in English history. Against the backdrop of an incendiary political culture, it was a time when traditional social hierarchies were shaken, relationships between men and women were redrawn, print culture acquired a new vibrancy and irreverence, and knowledge of the body was remade. But Mary Toft's story is not just a story about the past. In reconstructing Mary's physical, social and mental world, The Imposteress Rabbit Breeder allows us to reflect critically on our own ideas about pregnancy, reproduction, and the body through the lens of the past.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192599356
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
In October 1726, newspapers began reporting a remarkable event. In the town of Godalming in Surrey, a woman called Mary Toft had started to give birth to rabbits. Several leading doctors - some sent directly by King George I - travelled to examine the woman and she was moved to London to be closer to them. By December, she had been accused of fraud and taken into custody. Mary Toft's unusual deliveries caused a media sensation. Her rabbit births were a test case for doctors trying to further their knowledge about the processes of reproduction and pregnancy. The rabbit births prompted not just public curiosity and scientific investigation, but also a vicious backlash. Based on extensive new archival research, this book is the first in-depth re-telling of this extraordinary story. Karen Harvey situates the rabbit-births within the troubled community of Godalming and the women who remained close to Mary Toft as the case unfolded, exploring the motivations of the medics who examined her, considering why the case attracted the attention of the King and powerful men in government, and following the case through the criminal justice system. The case of Mary Toft exposes huge social and cultural changes in English history. Against the backdrop of an incendiary political culture, it was a time when traditional social hierarchies were shaken, relationships between men and women were redrawn, print culture acquired a new vibrancy and irreverence, and knowledge of the body was remade. But Mary Toft's story is not just a story about the past. In reconstructing Mary's physical, social and mental world, The Imposteress Rabbit Breeder allows us to reflect critically on our own ideas about pregnancy, reproduction, and the body through the lens of the past.
Catalogue of Printed Books in the Library of the British Museum
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1150
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1150
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The British Museum Catalogue of Printed Books, 1881-1900: Horatz to Hz
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 602
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 602
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A Catalogue of ... [books] ...
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
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Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 2634
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Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 2634
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The English Cyclopædia
Author: Charles Knight
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Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 542
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Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 542
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The Bibliomania; Or, Book-madness; Containing Some Account of the History, Symptoms and Cure of this Fatal Disease. In an Epistle Addressed to Richard Heber
Author: Thomas Frognall Dibdin
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Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Public Opinion
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Languages : en
Pages : 850
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Languages : en
Pages : 850
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The English Cyclopædia
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 536
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 536
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The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Library of Congress
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Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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