by Julia V. Douthwaite (Author)
This study looks at the lives of the most famous 'wild children' of eighteenth century Europe, showing how they open a window onto European ideas about the potential and perfectability of mankind. The work contains in-depth reports on feral children and their 'civilisation'.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 328
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 15 Jul 2002
ISBN 10: 0226160564
ISBN 13: 9780226160566