Poor things

Alasdair Gray


Engels | 16-04-2024 | 336 pages

9781526657886

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Godwin Baxter's scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realised when he finds the drowned body of the beautiful Bella, who he brings back to life in a Frankenstein-esque feat. But his dream is thwarted by Dr. Archibald McCandless's jealous love for his creation . . .

But what does Bella think?

This story of true love and scientific daring whirls the reader from the private operating-theatres of late-Victorian Glasgow through aristocratic casinos, low-life Alexandria and a Parisian bor

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Godwin Baxter's scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realised when he finds the drowned body of the beautiful Bella, who he brings back to life in a Frankenstein-esque feat. But his dream is thwarted by Dr. Archibald McCandless's jealous love for his creation . . .

But what does Bella think?

This story of true love and scientific daring whirls the reader from the private operating-theatres of late-Victorian Glasgow through aristocratic casinos, low-life Alexandria and a Parisian bor

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EAN :9781526657886
Author: 
Editeur :Veltman Distributie Import Books
Publication date :  16-04-2024
Format :Paperback / softback
common.Language : Engels
Height :198 mm
Width :129 mm
Thickness :25 mm
Weight :277 gr
Stock :In stock
Pages number :336
Keywords :  frankenstein;politieke literatuur;maatschappijkritiek;groot-brittannië;satiren;victoriaans tijdperk;verfilmde boeken;romans;rollenpatronen