The Wonderful Child

<p><i>The Wonderful Child</i> recounts the astonishing case of Charles Bennett a three-year-old boy from Manchester in 1679 who was said to speak Latin Greek and Hebrew without instruction. This volume reproduces the original tracts that documented and debated this extraordinary claim providing a fascinating glimpse into the intellectual curiosity and beliefs of the time.</p> <p>Edited by William Edward Armytage Axon this collection offers a unique historical record inviting readers to consider the nature of language acquisition and the boundaries of human potential. These accounts originally circulated in the late 17th century capture the wonder and skepticism surrounding Bennett's abilities making The Wonderful Child a valuable resource for historians linguists and anyone intrigued by the unusual.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>