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The Fasting Girl : A True Victorian Medical Mystery
The Fasting Girl A True Victorian Medical Mystery
Author:
A modern investigation of the case of a young Victorian woman who claimed to have survived for twelve years without food. — In 1865, eighteen-year-old Mollie Fancher began suffering a myriad of ailments that included paralysis, spasms, blindness, and trances. Treated with electric shocks, rolled in wet sheets, and fitted with an "ice jacket," Mol... more »
Author:
A modern investigation of the case of a young Victorian woman who claimed to have survived for twelve years without food. — In 1865, eighteen-year-old Mollie Fancher began suffering a myriad of ailments that included paralysis, spasms, blindness, and trances. Treated with electric shocks, rolled in wet sheets, and fitted with an "ice jacket," Mol... more »
ISBN-13: 9781585421350
ISBN-10: 1585421359
Publication Date: 4/1/2002
Pages: 256
Rating: 20
ISBN-10: 1585421359
Publication Date: 4/1/2002
Pages: 256
Rating: 20
3.3 stars, based on 20 ratings
Genres:
- Biographies & Memoirs >> Arts & Literature >> Authors
- Biographies & Memoirs >> General
- Biographies & Memoirs >> Specific Groups >> Women
- History >> World >> 19th Century
- Nonfiction >> Women's Studies >> History
