Poor things

episodes from the early life of Archibald McCandless M.D. Scottish Public Health Officer

by Alasdair J. G. Gray

317 pages

English language

Published Nov. 1, 1993 by Penguin.

A fantasy novel, presented as a discovered a manuscript, set in the nineteenth century. Frankenstein-like tale. Whitbread Novel Award, 1992.

Funny and really smart. It left me truly speechless with its ending, which the 2023 movie adaptation is completely lacking.