The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black
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E. B. Hudspeth
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- File Type: PDF
- File Size: 105.4 MB
- Book Language: English
- Total Page Count: 191
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The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black
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Set in Philadelphia in the late 1870s, the book presents a fictional biography of Dr. Spencer Black. It also includes Black’s Codex Extinct Animalia, a fictional anatomical reference for mythological creatures.
Book Overview
The Resurrectionist combines a fictional biography with a detailed illustrated bestiary. The biography follows Dr. Spencer Black from a childhood spent exhuming corpses, through his medical training at Philadelphia’s Academy of Medicine, his work at Ward C, marriage, travels with the American carnival, and his disappearance.
The second part of the book is the Codex Extinct Animalia, a Gray’s Anatomy-style guide to mythological animals. It includes detailed anatomical illustrations of dragons, centaurs, Pegasus, Cerberus, and other creatures.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- A fictional biography of Dr. Spencer Black, from his childhood to his mysterious disappearance.
- The Codex Extinct Animalia, a fictional anatomical reference for mythological beasts.
- Detailed anatomical illustrations of creatures including the sphinx, siren, satyr, minotaur, ganesha, chimera, cerberus, pegasus, dragon, centaur, and harpy.
- Sections covering Ward C, marriage and transformation, the American carnival, and the Human Renaissance.
- A note from the publisher and a final note that frame the recovered work.
Why This Book Matters
The Resurrectionist offers a distinctive blend of fiction, medical history, and anatomical illustration. It explores how mythological creatures might be understood through the lens of evolutionary biology, a central idea presented by the fictional Dr. Black.
For readers interested in illustration, dark fantasy, or Victorian-era storytelling, this book presents a memorable fictional archive. The detailed plates give the work the feel of a recovered scientific document.
Book Details
| Title | The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black |
|---|---|
| Author | E. B. Hudspeth |
| Publisher | Quirk Books |
| Publisher Address | 215 Church Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 |
| Copyright | © 2013 by Eric Hudspeth |
| Hardcover ISBN | 978-1-59474-616-1 |
| eBook ISBN | 978-1-59474-624-6 |
| Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Number | 2012934523 |
| Designer | Doogie Horner |
| Production Management | John J. McGurk |
| Edition | v3.1 |
| Format | |
| File Size | 105.4 MB |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 191 |
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