Title: Remarkable creatures
Description: Marked for greatness after being struck by lightning in infancy, Mary Anning discovers a fossilized skeleton near her 19th century home that triggers attacks on her character and upheavals throughout the religious, scientific, and academic communities.
Subjects: Fossils, Women paleontologists, Fiction, Collection and preservation, Female friendship, Large type books, Discoveries in science, History
Places: England
People: Elizabeth Philpot (1780-1857), Mary Anning (1799-1847)
Time periods: 19th century