The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black
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Summary
Philadelphia， the late 1870s。 A city of gas lamps， cobblestone streets， and horse-drawn carriages—and home to the controversial surgeon Dr。 Spencer Black。 The son of a grave robber， young Dr。 Black studies at Philadelphia’s esteemed Academy of Medicine， where he develops an unconventional hypothesis: What if the world’s most celebrated mythological beasts—mermaids， minotaurs， and satyrs—were in fact the evolutionary ancestors of humankind？
The Resurrectionist offers two extraordinary books in one。 The first is a fictional biography of Dr。 Spencer Black， from a childhood spent exhuming corpses through his medical training， his travels with carnivals， and the mysterious disappearance at the end of his life。 The second book is Black’s magnum opus: The Codex Extinct Animalia， a Gray’s Anatomy for mythological beasts—dragons， centaurs， Pegasus， Cerberus—all rendered in meticulously detailed anatomical illustrations。 You need only look at these images to realize they are the work of a madman。 The Resurrectionist tells his story。
The Resurrectionist offers two extraordinary books in one。 The first is a fictional biography of Dr。 Spencer Black， from a childhood spent exhuming corpses through his medical training， his travels with carnivals， and the mysterious disappearance at the end of his life。 The second book is Black’s magnum opus: The Codex Extinct Animalia， a Gray’s Anatomy for mythological beasts—dragons， centaurs， Pegasus， Cerberus—all rendered in meticulously detailed anatomical illustrations。 You need only look at these images to realize they are the work of a madman。 The Resurrectionist tells his story。
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Iruldina Ataieva
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Купила книгу исключительно из интереса и тяги ко всему мистическому， а в ней подобного хоть отбавляй。 Книга издана в формате "найденного дневника" доктора 19-века Спенсера Блєка， который изучал генетику。 Именно это ее особенность и фишка， выдумка подается как реальность и это круто。 Страницы изобилуют жуткими иллюстрация невероятных существ - Сирена， Кентавр， Русалка， Дракон。。。 якобы изученных доктором и описанных в своей книге。 Благодаря дневнику мы наблюдаем трансформацию Блэка из знаменитого Купила книгу исключительно из интереса и тяги ко всему мистическому， а в ней подобного хоть отбавляй。 Книга издана в формате "найденного дневника" доктора 19-века Спенсера Блєка， который изучал генетику。 Именно это ее особенность и фишка， выдумка подается как реальность и это круто。 Страницы изобилуют жуткими иллюстрация невероятных существ - Сирена， Кентавр， Русалка， Дракон。。。 якобы изученных доктором и описанных в своей книге。 Благодаря дневнику мы наблюдаем трансформацию Блэка из знаменитого врача в безумца скрещивающего виды и проводящего опыты на всем живом。Безусловно все это выдумка и мистификация， но от книги остались мурашки и она по-хорошему вернула меня в детство， когда я зачитывалась подобной литературой со всем необъяснимым и жутким。 Из ностальгических чувств поставила высокую оценку。 。。。more
Wit
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Dr。 Spencer Black is like a cross between Victor Frankenstein and P。T。 Barnum。
Juan Andrés
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Aunque con algunos cabos sueltos en su historia， The Resurrectionist es en verdad una lectura corta sumamente fascinante。 La manera en que esta escrito el libro， como si estuviera contando sucesos que realmente ocurrieron， ayuda muchísimo a meterte dentro de la historia del libro。 Ver el descenso a la locura del Dr。 Spencer Black en un esfuerzo por probar sus teorías es realmente escalofriante。 Las ilustraciones científicas de los seres fantásticos también le dan un todo genial a todo el trabajo Aunque con algunos cabos sueltos en su historia， The Resurrectionist es en verdad una lectura corta sumamente fascinante。 La manera en que esta escrito el libro， como si estuviera contando sucesos que realmente ocurrieron， ayuda muchísimo a meterte dentro de la historia del libro。 Ver el descenso a la locura del Dr。 Spencer Black en un esfuerzo por probar sus teorías es realmente escalofriante。 Las ilustraciones científicas de los seres fantásticos también le dan un todo genial a todo el trabajo del Dr Black。 。。。more
Kevin
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Somewhere in this stilted "historical" document， there is an intriguing and illusive plot that would have been much better served in a more common prose style， either straightforward narrative or a more detailed epistolary narrative。 Somewhere in this stilted "historical" document， there is an intriguing and illusive plot that would have been much better served in a more common prose style， either straightforward narrative or a more detailed epistolary narrative。 。。。more
Desiree
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I had high hopes for this。 The title itself is misleading。 Dr Black is a mess。
Felicity Berry
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I bought this mainly for the artwork itself。 I do not regret the purchase。 Needless to say I was not disappointed with the artwork。 The only reason I docked a star was for the fact I didn’t get much satisfaction while reading。 Again， I paid for the illustrations more than the story itself。 I admit I was slightly disappointed in the written material but not within the illustrations。 I’ll admit I was satisfied but left with mixed emotions on this book。 I still do not regret the purchase。
Ander Luque
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La ciencia， y especialmente la medicina， avanza mediante riesgos， intervenciones percibidas como antinaturales y una desconexión suficiente de la propia humanidad interior para percibir a los sujetos de los experimentos como poco más que un barro que moldear， la materia humana。 O al menos este es uno de los enfoques que se han tenido a lo largo de la Historia， desde la primera disección hasta las atrocidades de Mengele。 Y esta curiosidad científica y su exploración desde un punto de vista ético La ciencia， y especialmente la medicina， avanza mediante riesgos， intervenciones percibidas como antinaturales y una desconexión suficiente de la propia humanidad interior para percibir a los sujetos de los experimentos como poco más que un barro que moldear， la materia humana。 O al menos este es uno de los enfoques que se han tenido a lo largo de la Historia， desde la primera disección hasta las atrocidades de Mengele。 Y esta curiosidad científica y su exploración desde un punto de vista ético y psicológico han sido el eje de muchas obras de la literatura universal， siendo la más famosa el «Frankenstein» de Mary Shelley。Bajo esta premisa， e incluso elevándola mediante la ilustración de la misma， E。 B。 Hudspeth nos ofrece en este archivo de "los trabajos perdidos del doctor Spencer Black" un descenso espiral a los infiernos de la obsesión: un joven prodigio de la cirugía más avanzada de finales del siglo XIX encuentra en las deformidades físicas de nacimiento un vestigio de la divinidad， como si los defectos fueran recuerdos de cuando los cuerpos tomaban formas más complejas; concretamente， la construcción original de los seres mitológicos。Dividida en dos partes， la primera es un ejercicio de fingida documentación para narrar la biografía del ficticio Spencer Black a través de la recopilación de diarios， cartas， poemas， prensa o testimonios sobre el doctor。 La relación con diferentes miembros de su familia es lo que marca la diferencia， añadiendo el necesario punto trágico o melancólico a la narración。 La prosa atrapa y extraña a partes iguales， aumentando progresivamente a medida que el relato se retuerce， desde la infancia como hijo de un médico que profana tumbas para sus estudios hasta el desprestigio en la edad adulta que le lleva de la medicina al circo para exponer sus convencidos avances científicos。 Y aquí entra la segunda parte， un detallado manual de anatomía de las criaturas de la mitología que Black cree haber identificado en aquellas deformidades vestigiales: una galería de ilustraciones desde el esqueleto hasta su formación completa， capa a capa， del centauro， el dragón oriental， el Cerbero o， como muestra la portada， la arpía。Atractiva tanto para lectores aficionados a lo extraño y retorcido， casi terrorífico， como para ilustradores de dichas peculiaridades mitológicas， «The Resurrectionist» es un tesoro de lo freak。 。。。more
Diana
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I enjoyed reading this。 It was quirky and the illustrations are wonderful。
Finestrelle2020
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Spettacolare pseudosaggio sul dottor Spencer Black e sulla sua ricerca oltre il limite del lecito。 Bello e interessante sotto ogni punto di vista。
Chris
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La biografia del dottor Spencer Black - per quanto non particolarmente originale essendo l'ennesima incarnazione dello scienziato che vuole in qualche modo scavalcare l'etica， la scienza ufficiale e forse persino Dio - cattura l'attenzione del lettore dall'inizio alla fine。 Il codice vero e proprio presenta le tavole anatomiche di una decina di creature mitologiche e se， da un lato， i disegni sono di pregevolissima fattura， dall'altro le numerose nomenclature hanno un po' inficiato， a mio parere La biografia del dottor Spencer Black - per quanto non particolarmente originale essendo l'ennesima incarnazione dello scienziato che vuole in qualche modo scavalcare l'etica， la scienza ufficiale e forse persino Dio - cattura l'attenzione del lettore dall'inizio alla fine。 Il codice vero e proprio presenta le tavole anatomiche di una decina di creature mitologiche e se， da un lato， i disegni sono di pregevolissima fattura， dall'altro le numerose nomenclature hanno un po' inficiato， a mio parere， l'atmosfera generale della lettura。 Mi sento in dovere di ripeterlo ancora una volta: le tavole illustrate sono qualcosa di pazzesco！ 。。。more
LouchoBi ⚓
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Geniale。 Grottesco e disturbante， affascinante ed fiabesco。 Weird e gotico。Mary Shelley incontra Lovecraft e si mettono a parlare di Darwin praticamente。。。 La biografia di un folle scienziato che mette in discussione gli assiomi della scienza medica alla ricerca di una verità forse folle， forse incredibile ma decisamente possibile。Letto per la ReadingTheDark Challenge per gennaio si merita 5 stelle a mani basse。
Ess Clarke
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I initially gave this a 4 star rating but changed my mind over time。 My main complaint was I wanted more of the story and was left feeling a bit underwhelmed。 That being said， for the next few days this lack ended up drawing me in more。 I really did enjoy this book， the illustrations are stunning and I'm happy to have such a unique piece in my collection。 I initially gave this a 4 star rating but changed my mind over time。 My main complaint was I wanted more of the story and was left feeling a bit underwhelmed。 That being said， for the next few days this lack ended up drawing me in more。 I really did enjoy this book， the illustrations are stunning and I'm happy to have such a unique piece in my collection。 。。。more
Deanne
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The illustrations included in this book are absolutely incredible。
Romy
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I didn't really care for the story itself， I mostly bought and read this book for its illustrations。 So that being said， it was pretty much an average book。The story was interesting in the way Dr。 Black developed in life。 Besides that， I didn't really care。 The codex is the main atraction for sure。 I will keep this book more as decoration than as an actual book in my collection。 I didn't really care for the story itself， I mostly bought and read this book for its illustrations。 So that being said， it was pretty much an average book。The story was interesting in the way Dr。 Black developed in life。 Besides that， I didn't really care。 The codex is the main atraction for sure。 I will keep this book more as decoration than as an actual book in my collection。 。。。more
Blair
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Very interesting biography and I enjoyed the journal entries -- feels very real。 the atomical drawings of the various mythological creatures was also very interesting and well done。 Highly recommend for people that love mythological creatures， oddities， macabre。 However， the bio is not for the faint of heart！ it is a truly disturbing story。
Chelsea Merrill
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I loved this book if you’re into creepy crawly thrillers then this is a must read！
Jack Ellis
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A "creepy" book with a hint of realism in all the images of the different animalea and that he believed to have seen many of them。 An interesting read for anyone with an interest of taxidermy and potential real types of animals A "creepy" book with a hint of realism in all the images of the different animalea and that he believed to have seen many of them。 An interesting read for anyone with an interest of taxidermy and potential real types of animals 。。。more
Deborah
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Bizzarro ma molto intrigante。 Sto pensando di mettere su uno zoo。
Anna
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This was an interesting art book in the style of recovered memoirs， letters， and newspaper items about the fictional Dr Spencer Black， a precocious physician who develops an obsession with how physical abnormalities may be remnants of past evolutions from mythical creatures。 It's filled with detailed anatomical drawings of various creatures。 Very well executed art。 This was an interesting art book in the style of recovered memoirs， letters， and newspaper items about the fictional Dr Spencer Black， a precocious physician who develops an obsession with how physical abnormalities may be remnants of past evolutions from mythical creatures。 It's filled with detailed anatomical drawings of various creatures。 Very well executed art。 。。。more
Adam Gutschenritter
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I love this book for just the art， the brief biography at the beginning was just icing on the cake。
David Schuster
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Very brief， read it in an afternoon。 My first thought after finishing is that it would make a good Cronenberg movie。
Heather
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Really cool artwork， but not much story。
Juno ☁️
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Huh。 As a biology major， this is both interesting and odd but not mind blowing or anything。
Paul Black
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Skip the first half， a （fictional） biography of one Dr。 Spencer Black， and explore the second， brilliantly detailed anatomies of mythical creatures。 The biography evokes feelings of horror， like Edgar Allen Poe's work or the TV series "Full Metal Alchemist"。 Once a renowned surgeon correcting birth defects， Dr。 Black ends up performing gruesome experiments of surgery and transplantation on animals and people。 （This theme reminds me a bit of Dr。 Victor Frankenstein。） Black is convinced that terat Skip the first half， a （fictional） biography of one Dr。 Spencer Black， and explore the second， brilliantly detailed anatomies of mythical creatures。 The biography evokes feelings of horror， like Edgar Allen Poe's work or the TV series "Full Metal Alchemist"。 Once a renowned surgeon correcting birth defects， Dr。 Black ends up performing gruesome experiments of surgery and transplantation on animals and people。 （This theme reminds me a bit of Dr。 Victor Frankenstein。） Black is convinced that teratogenesis is a body expressing lost ancestral traits。 。。。more
Laura Hansen
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A very satisfying dark academia novel。 Amazing telling of someone spiraling， it felt real。
Quinn Quarantine
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Love itVery strange and morbid。 Love it and would love more books like it。 I enjoyed the illustrations as well， really bringing it to life。
Julie
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Like others， very confused as to whether this was fiction or not。 Very interesting read， at points incredibly frustrating as Spencer Black grows more unhinged in his beliefs。
Nicole
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After reading a sample months ago I eagerly jumped into this title when I found time。 I wanted to l enjoy this book and for the most part， I did。 However， the narrative ended abruptly， almost lazily as if the author had run out of steam surprisingly 'The Codex' itself bar its stunning illustrations was even more of a let-down。 This is not to say that this book is not worth reading; it takes a few hours and parts are very strong and compelling， ultimately it was just not for me。 After reading a sample months ago I eagerly jumped into this title when I found time。 I wanted to l enjoy this book and for the most part， I did。 However， the narrative ended abruptly， almost lazily as if the author had run out of steam surprisingly 'The Codex' itself bar its stunning illustrations was even more of a let-down。 This is not to say that this book is not worth reading; it takes a few hours and parts are very strong and compelling， ultimately it was just not for me。 。。。more
Earendil Star
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I wish Dr。Specner Black's biography had been longer。 BIG SIGH！！！Macabre but a fascinating journey。The artwork and intricate details are brilliant。Can't believe this is Hudspeth's first book - outstandingI believe those who enjoyed both Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and Bram Stoker's "Dracula" will enjoy reading this piece of literature。Undeniably a collector's item too :） I'm glad I found it。 I wish Dr。Specner Black's biography had been longer。 BIG SIGH！！！Macabre but a fascinating journey。The artwork and intricate details are brilliant。Can't believe this is Hudspeth's first book - outstandingI believe those who enjoyed both Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and Bram Stoker's "Dracula" will enjoy reading this piece of literature。Undeniably a collector's item too :） I'm glad I found it。 。。。more
Andrea Fabbricatore
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