The Wild Child: The Unsolved Mystery of Kaspar Hauser

Author/Contributor(s):	Masson, Jeffrey Moussaieff
Publisher:	Touchstone
Date:	3/26/1997
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Kept in a dungeon for his entire childhood, Kaspar Hauser appeared in Nuremberg, Germany, in 1828 at age sixteen, barely able to walk or talk. When he was killed in 1833, his true identity and the motives for his unsolved murder became the subjects of intense speculation. This provocative essay sheds new light on this mystery and delves into fundamental questions about the long-term effects of child abuse.