But in his new book, Mary Toft; or, the Rabbit Queen, Palmer practices time travel of a different sort. The story transports the reader to 18th century England, where it brilliantly fictionalizes ...

By Katharine Grant MARY TOFT; Or, The Rabbit Queen By Dexter Palmer In 1726, in Godalming, England, Mary Toft “gave birth” to bits of a rabbit. Those scare quotes embrace the heart of Dexter ...

In 1726, an English woman named Mary Toft gave birth to rabbits. Dexter Palmer’s new novel spins a tale from this historical event, but it’s less concerned with how Mary deceived all of ...

If the Virgin Mary could give birth to Jesus Christ, why can’t Mary Toft give birth to a rabbit? And if that’s a possibility, then how can John call her a liar? John’s openness to religion ...

A porter was soon found attempting to sneak a rabbit into her room, upon the request of Mary's sister-in-law. To make an already grim tale worse, Toft – who there is a strong case had been ...

Mary Toft was a woman from Godalming, who achieved notoriety in 1726 when she purportedly gave birth to a litter of rabbits. In reality, the animal parts Toft “delivered” were being ...

It was September 27, 1726, and Mary Toft was going into labor. The 24-year-old peasant, who worked in hop fields of rural England, called out for her neighbor, Mary Gill. Gill rushed inside Mary ...

To say THE RABBIT QUEEN, produced by Color and Light ... In 1726, the world was hoodwinked by a poor, illiterate woman named Mary Toft who managed to fool the finest doctors, scientists, and ...