Narrative nonfiction about a feral boy captured in 1798 France and the scientists who tried to civilize him.
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Narrative nonfiction about a feral boy captured in 1798 France and the scientists who tried to civilize him.
In 1798, a woodsman in southern France returned from the forest having captured a naked boy covered in scars and running wild, digging for food. So began the curious public life of the boy known as the Savage of Aveyron.
will contain mild spoilers
No romantic or sexual content present
Boy found with scars; capture scenes; mild peril of wild living
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft present
No occult or demonology content present
Enlightenment science debates; post-Revolution France; humanity themes
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Feral child's scars and abandonment; capture; harsh early treatment
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