For anyone interested in women's contributions to 19th century natural history: this is the book for you.…more
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For anyone interested in women's contributions to 19th century natural history: this is the book for you. It's a fictionalized account of the friendship between real historical figures Mary Anning and Elizabeth Philpot, Victorian era fossil hunters at Lyme Regis and early paleontologists. You will start scanning the ground for fossils of your own to find.