The Forbidden Experiment: The Story of the Wild Boy of Aveyron
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- Synopsis
- Roger Shattuck offers a captivating account of this fascinating episode in intellectual history. He examines the relationships that developed among the boy, soon named Victor; Madame Guerin, the woman who fed and washed him; and Itard, the tutor who defiled his colleagues who believed the boy was hopelessly retarded.
- Copyright:
- 1980
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 225 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781568360485
- Publisher:
- Kodansha International
- Date of Addition:
- 06/28/11
- Copyrighted By:
- Roger Shattuck
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Biographies and Memoirs, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Worth Trust
- Proofread By:
- Worth Trust
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.