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The Strange Case Of Dr. Winslow’s Heart

May 15, 2021May 15, 2021 Quintus Curtius Thought Charles Winslow, heart, Nantucket, Parmenides, soul

The New England regional author Edward Rowe Snow (1902—1982) related a strange and fascinating piece of Nantucket lore in his 1979 book Tales of Terror and Tragedy.  Since the volume is long out of print, I will retell it here.

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