Remarkable creatures

Description:

On the windswept fossil-strewn beaches of the English coast Mary Anning learns that she has "the eye" - she finds what no one else can see. When Mary uncovers an unusual fossilized skeleton she sets the religious fathers on edge the townspeople to vicious gossip and the scientific world alight. But as a woman Mary is barred from the academic community. Luckily she finds a champion in prickly Elizabeth Philpot a recent exile from London.

subjects: Fossils,  Women paleontologists,  Fiction,  Collection and preservation,  Female friendship,  Large type books,  Discoveries in science,  History,  Fiction, biographical,  Fiction, historical, general,  Women scientists, fiction,  England, fiction,  Friendship, fiction

People: Elizabeth Philpot (1780-1857),  Mary Anning (1799-1847)

Places: England

Times: 19th century