Poor things : episodes from the early life of Archibald McCandless M. D. Scottish public health officer
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Gray, Alasdair,
Published
New York, NY : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023.
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First Mariner Books paperback edition.
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9780063374683, 0063374684
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xvi, 317 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Glasgow (Scotland) -- Fiction.
Horror fiction.
Physicians -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- Fiction.
Satirical literature.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction.

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Published
New York, NY : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023.
Edition
First Mariner Books paperback edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780063374683, 0063374684

Notes

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Originally published: 1992.
General Note
Film tie-in.
Description
"In the 1880s in Glasgow, Scotland, medical student Archibald McCandless finds himself enchanted with the intriguing creature known as Bella Baxter. Supposedly the product of the fiendish scientist Godwin Baxter, Bella was resurrected for the sole purpose of fulfilling the whims of her benefactor. As his desire turns to obsession, Archibald's motives to free Bella are revealed to be as selfish as Godwin's, who claims her body and soul. But Bella has her own passions to pursue. Passions that take her to aristocratic casinos, low-life Alexandria, and a Parisian bordello, reaching an interrupted climax in a Scottish church. Exploring her station as a woman in the shadow of the patriarchy, Bella knows it is up to her to free herself--and to decide what meaning, if any, true love has in her life."--,Provided by publisher.
Awards
Whitbread Novel Award; Guardian Fiction Prize

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Gray, A. (2023). Poor things: episodes from the early life of Archibald McCandless M. D. Scottish public health officer (First Mariner Books paperback edition.). HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gray, Alasdair. 2023. Poor Things: Episodes From the Early Life of Archibald McCandless M. D. Scottish Public Health Officer. New York, NY: HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gray, Alasdair. Poor Things: Episodes From the Early Life of Archibald McCandless M. D. Scottish Public Health Officer New York, NY: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Gray, A. (2023). Poor things: episodes from the early life of archibald mccandless M. D. scottish public health officer. First Mariner Books paperback edn. New York, NY: HarperCollinsPublishers.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Gray, Alasdair. Poor Things: Episodes From the Early Life of Archibald McCandless M. D. Scottish Public Health Officer First Mariner Books paperback edition., HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023.

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