The Story Of Blanche And Marie

In 1878, Blanche Wittman was committed to Salpetriere Hospital as an hysteric and placed in the care of the famous M Charcot, who regularly displayed her, in a cataleptic state, before a public audience. On 17 February 1898, radium was discovered and Blanche's exposure to it necessitated the amputation of all her limbs, save one.

• | By (Author): Per Olov Enquist
• | Publisher: Vintage Publishing
• | Publication Date: Sep 06, 2007
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 224 pages
• | Language: Not Available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0099483734
• | ISBN-13: 9780099483731