Remarkable creatures /
Chevalier, Tracy.
Remarkable creatures / Tracy Chevalier. - London : harper, 2009. - 351 p ; 18 cm.
Nineteenth-century fossil hunter Mary Anning and spinster Elizabeth Philpot form a friendship based on their interest in science, and, when Mary's work is put into question by individuals who believe it goes against their religious beliefs and men in her field try to take credit for it, Elizabeth's loyalty to Mary becomes invaluable to her.
Adult Follett Library Resources.
9780007311224
Anning, Mary, 1799-1847 --Fiction.
Philpot, Elizabeth, 1780-1857 --Fiction.
Discoveries in science--History--19th century--Fiction.
Female friendship--Fiction.
Fossils--Collection and preservation--Fiction.
Women paleontologists--England--Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Discoveries in science--History--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Women paleontologists--Fiction.
PS3553.H4367 / R46 2010
813/.54 [Fic]
Remarkable creatures / Tracy Chevalier. - London : harper, 2009. - 351 p ; 18 cm.
Nineteenth-century fossil hunter Mary Anning and spinster Elizabeth Philpot form a friendship based on their interest in science, and, when Mary's work is put into question by individuals who believe it goes against their religious beliefs and men in her field try to take credit for it, Elizabeth's loyalty to Mary becomes invaluable to her.
Adult Follett Library Resources.
9780007311224
Anning, Mary, 1799-1847 --Fiction.
Philpot, Elizabeth, 1780-1857 --Fiction.
Discoveries in science--History--19th century--Fiction.
Female friendship--Fiction.
Fossils--Collection and preservation--Fiction.
Women paleontologists--England--Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Discoveries in science--History--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Women paleontologists--Fiction.
PS3553.H4367 / R46 2010
813/.54 [Fic]