The Wild Child: The Unsolved Mystery of Kaspar Hauser Paperback - 1997
by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson (Translator); Paul Johann Feuerbach
Kept in a dungeon for his entire childhood, Kaspar Hauser appeared in Nuremberg, Germany, in 1828 at age 16, 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 the mystery and delves into fundamental questions about the long-term effects of child abuse.
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Kaspar Hauser, Europe's most famous wild child, was a sixteen-year-old boy who turned up in the streets of Nuremberg, Germany, in 1828.
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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.
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- Title The Wild Child: The Unsolved Mystery of Kaspar Hauser
- Author Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson (Translator); Paul Johann Feuerbach
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Free Press P
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Free Press, New York
- Date 1997-03-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780684830964 / 0684830965
- Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 8.54 x 5.56 x 0.69 in (21.69 x 14.12 x 1.75 cm)
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- Cultural Region: Germany
- Library of Congress subjects Germany - Biography, Hauser, Kaspar
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96037744
- Dewey Decimal Code 943.073
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