num_pages: 272
description: Kept in a dungeon for his entire childhood, Kaspar Hauser appeared in Nuremberg, Germany, in 1828 at age sixteen, barely able to walk or talk. When he was killed in 1833, his true identity and the motives for his unsolved murder became the subjects of intense speculation. This provocative essay sheds new light on this mystery and delves into fundamental questions about the long-term effects of child abuse.
language: English
title: The Wild Child: The Unsolved Mystery of Kaspar Hauser
titlecomplete: The Wild Child: The Unsolved Mystery of Kaspar Hauser
characters: Kaspar Hauser
genres: Historical, Biography, 19th Century, Nonfiction, Anthropology
ratings_count: 120
publisher: Touchstone