Back

The Swinging Light

Keep The Light On

The forbidden experiment cover
1980•220 pages•Published•ENG•User Reviews

The forbidden experiment

byRoger Shattuck
5.0/ 5
1 ratings

About This Book

An account of the public life of a young boy who appeared in a French village in 1800 after living as a wild animal for most of his eleven or twelve years and of the attempts of a doctor to bring him to a civilized state.

Track Your Reading

Sign in to save this book, track pages, log finished reads and rereads, and build your Reading Diary.

Sign In

Community Reviews

Reviews

Browse all reviews →
Sign in to review

No reviews yet. Be the first.

Feral childrenBiographyWild Boy of AveyronWolfskinderenEnfants sauvagesBiographiesPsychology, experimentalDevelopmental DisabilitiesHistoryDeafnessSpecial EducationSocial Isolation

The Swinging Light

Book Details

First Published

1980

Pages

220 pages

Rating

5.0 / 5

Ratings

1

Editions

6

Publisher

Farrar Straus Giroux

Language

ENG

Status

Published

The People Behind The Book

Authors

Roger Shattuck

Author

Roger Shattuck

Explore author →

You May Also Like

Recommended Books

Feral youth cover

Feral youth

2017

Shaun David Hutchinson, Suzanne Young, Marieke Nijkamp, Robin Talley, Stephanie Kuehn, E. C. Myers, Tim Floreen, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Justina Ireland, Brandy Colbert