The coral thief
By: Rebecca Stott
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Spiegel & Grau; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780297851370; 9780297852957
Subjects: Fiction; History; Medical Students; Restoration (Paris, France : 1814-1830) fast (OCoLC)fst01907523
Description: It is a hot July in 1815, Daniel Connor, a student from Edinburgh, has just arrived in Paris to study anatomy at the Jardin des Plantes, only to realize that his letters of introduction and a gift of precious coral specimens, on which his tenure with the legendary Dr. Cuvier depends, have been stolen by the beautiful woman with whom he shared a stagecoach.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.