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The forbidden experiment

The story of the Wild Boy of Aveyron

By Roger Shattuck

Hardcover | 9780374157555

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  • Feral Children

    The Forbidden Experiment is about cases of children reared in isolation from other human beings and, in particular, about the celebrated ‘Wild Boy of Aveyron’, who emerged from the woods near Saint-Sernin in Southern France in 1800. What make cases o ... (read full critics)

    lrb published on Sun, 5 Sep 2010

  • Hunting for Humanity

    Nearly two centuries have passed since the wild boy known as Victor was captured in Aveyron, France, and trotted around Paris on a leash as a specimen of natural man. Although he was the talk of the town for a few months in 1800, he had been forgotte ... (read full critics)

    nybooks published on Thu, 26 Aug 2010

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Book Details

  • English Books
  • Hardcover 220 Pages
  • Edition: 1
  • ISBN-10: 0374157553
  • ISBN-13: 9780374157555
  • Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
  • Pub date: Jan 01, 1980
  • Also available as: Paperback
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