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Historical Fiction · 2010 · G

Remarkable Creatures

by Tracy Chevalier

Two women bond over fossil hunting in 19th-century England, challenging science and social convention.

From the New York Times bestselling novelist, a stunning historical novel that follows the story of Mary Anning and Elizabeth Philpot, two extraordinary 19th century fossil hunters who changed the scientific world forever. On the windswept, fossil-strewn beaches of the English coast, poor and uneducated Mary learns that she has a unique gift: "the eye" to spot ammonites and other fossils no one else can see. When she uncovers an unusual fossilized skeleton in the cliffs near her home, she sets the religious community on edge, the townspeople to gossip, and the scientific world alight. After en

ForAll agesGenreHistorical FictionLength305 pagesRead time~7 hours

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Violence

None

No violence

Language

None

No profanity

Sexual Content

Barely any

A mild, unconsummated romantic undercurrent for one character

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Barely any

Themes of intellectual exclusion and longing carry mild emotional weight

What this book is about

A gentle, beautifully written historical novel about Mary Anning and Elizabeth Philpot discovering fossils on the Jurassic Coast. Content is mild throughout: some class tension and themes of social exclusion, but no violence, sexuality, or language of note.

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Themes of social exclusion and class inequality

Women marginalized by the scientific establishment

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