The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club, #1)

by Theodora Goss

“The love of science for its own sake,” said Beatrice. “But also for the promise it holds of raising us above our limited human selves. Surely you see the beauty of such an ambition, even if you cannot approve of how it has been pursued.

We are all monsters in our own way.

But how did we solve them and what happened to us along the way? That’s the real story.

But Miss Rappaccini, that was a popular novel, not a scientific treatise.

You can’t feel yourself blushing. That’s lady novelist talk.

If they had pockets! With pockets, women could conquer the world!