Poor things

Alasdair Gray


Engels | 16-04-2024 | 336 pagina's

9781526657886

Paperback / softback


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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
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Uitgever :Veltman Distributie Import Books
Publicatie datum :  16-04-2024
Uitvoering :Paperback / softback
Taal/Talen : Engels
Hoogte :198 mm
Breedte :129 mm
Dikte :25 mm
Gewicht :277 gr
Status :Niet bestelbaar
Aantal pagina's :336
Keywords :  frankenstein;politieke literatuur;maatschappijkritiek;groot-brittannië;satiren;victoriaans tijdperk;verfilmde boeken;romans;rollenpatronen