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Heart and Science

Heart and Science

Heart and Science

Wilkie Collins

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Editorial:
Wildside Press
Año de edición:
2012
Materia
Género policíaco y de misterio
ISBN:
9781434431967
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William Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) was an English novelist and playwright, best known for The Woman in White and The Moonstone. Heart and Science details arguments still valid today against ''the hateful secrets of Vivisection' received generally favorable reviews. Swinburne later called it 'a childish and harmless onslaught on scientific research.'

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