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The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter is a 2017 novel by Theodora Goss.It is her debut novel, though she is an author of many short works. Strange Case is the first installment of The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club series, and is followed by European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman.
The Alchemist's Daughter was shortlisted for the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize at the BC Book Prizes 2005, [1] Best Canadian Speculative Novel in English at the Prix Aurora Awards 2005, [2] the 2006 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award and the Publishing In Education Award 2005 at the Saskatchewan Book Awards. [3]
Theodora Goss was born in Hungary and immigrated to the United States as a child. [4] [2] She received her B.A. from the University of Virginia, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in English from Boston University [3] She is also a graduate of the Odyssey and Clarion writing workshops, and sold her first published story, "The Rose in Twelve Petals," while a student at Clarion.
Depiction of Mary the Jewess, considered the first non-fictitious Western alchemist. From Michael Maier's Symbola Aurea MensaeDuodecim Nationum (1617) An alchemist is a person versed in the art of alchemy. Western alchemy flourished in Greco-Roman Egypt, the Islamic world during the Middle Ages, and then in Europe from the 13th to the 18th ...
The trio take a rowboat to the mainland and explore a nearby forest, where they rescue young archer Klaudia Valentz from a pair of monsters. However, the four get lost in the forest and are attacked by Pixies. They are saved by the intervention of alchemist Empel and his bodyguard Lila, who were hired by Klaudia's father to rescue her.
After celebrating the 10-year anniversary of his debut solo album, 'Doris,' Earl Sweatshirt has finally released his long-in-the-works LP with old friend the Alchemist.
A 15-year-old girl and the titular novice alchemist. She was orphaned at a young age and aims to be an alchemist just like her late parents. Although she originally had long hair, she got it cut short by Maria prior to her alchemist's exam. She later starts an isolated rural alchemist shop, trains, and sells goods to make a living.
The novel series The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club, beginning with The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter, features the daughters of various Victorian scientists coming together to oppose their fathers. The Bride is one of these; here she is Justine Frankenstein, created using the body of the maid Justine who was framed and ...