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Case of Curiosities
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Set against the backdrop of pre-Revolutionary France, the story follows Claude Page, a young man determined to become a groundbreaking inventor. His journey is marked by tumultuous experiences, including learning enameling and watchmaking, and engaging with a variety of eccentric characters. Claude's most ambitious creation, a talking mechanical head, ultimately brings him fame but also leads to a tragic downfall, echoing the fate of Marie Antoinette in its bizarre conclusion.
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Case of Curiosities, Allen Kurzweil
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- Released
- 2001
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- Title
- Case of Curiosities
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Allen Kurzweil
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Released
- 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 380
- ISBN13
- 9780156012898
- Category
- Historical prose
- Description
- Set against the backdrop of pre-Revolutionary France, the story follows Claude Page, a young man determined to become a groundbreaking inventor. His journey is marked by tumultuous experiences, including learning enameling and watchmaking, and engaging with a variety of eccentric characters. Claude's most ambitious creation, a talking mechanical head, ultimately brings him fame but also leads to a tragic downfall, echoing the fate of Marie Antoinette in its bizarre conclusion.