Savage Girls and Wild Boys: a History of Feral Children by Newton, Michael - 2002

London: Faber And Faber, Ltd.. New in New dust jacket. 2002. Second Printing. Hardcover. Wild or feral children have fascinated us down the centuries, and continue to do so today. In a haunting and hugely readable study, Michael Newton deftly investigates a number of infamous cases. He looks at Peter the Wild Boy, and at Victor of Aveyron who roamed wild in the forests of revolutionary France. He tells the story of a savage girl lost on the streets of Paris; of two children brought up by wolves in the jungles of India; and the girl who emerged from 13 years locked in a Los Angeles room. He describes too a boy brought up among monkeys in Uganda; and, in Moscow, the child found living with a pack of wild dogs. This volume examines the lives of these children and of the adults who 'rescued' them, looked after them, educated or abused them. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .