Forbidden Experiment

Name: Forbidden Experiment
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ISBN: 9781568360485

ISBN-10: 1568360487

ISBN-13: 9781568360485

Edition: 1994 (Reprint)

Authors: Roger Shattuck, Douglas K. Candland

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Just before dawn on January 9, 1800, a mysterious creature emerged from a forest in southern France. Although he was human in form and walked upright, his habits were those of a young male animal. He was wearing only a tattered shirt, but did not seem troubled by the cold. Showing no modesty about his nakedness, he ate greedily, seizing roasted potatoes from a hot fire. He seemed to have no language skills, only grunting occasionally. A cause celebre developed over the question of what should be done with this puzzling wild boy. People wondered: Could he learn to speak? Or be taught to eat with a knife and fork? In THE FORBIDDEN EXPERIMENT, the award-winning cultural historian Roger…

Book details

List price: $15.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Kodansha America, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/15/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Roger Shattuck taught for many years at Boston University and now resides in Vermont. He is the author, most recently, of "Candor & Perversion".