{"product_id":"the-walrus-in-the-coffin-a-victorian-steampunk-adventure-based-on-a-true-event-9798708006769","title":"The Walrus in the Coffin: A Victorian steampunk adventure based on a true event","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): M. Findlay\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Science Fiction - Steampunk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe extraordinary tale of The Walrus in the Coffin - based on true events.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2003, historians were excavating within an area of London known as St. Pancras. During the course of these excavations a nineteenth century human burial site was discovered, and as a result approximately fifteen hundred skeletons were subsequently exhumed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis wasn't uncommon for such burial sites, however, they also discovered an old Victorian coffin in amongst the finds. Inside this coffin they were astonished to find the remains of a dead walrus. Even more surprising, the coffin also contained three human skulls in addition to numerous other human remains thought to be from several different bodies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFurther analysis of the walrus remains showed that it had originated from the Arctic Ocean, and was in fact a Pacific Walrus. No one knows how such a walrus came to be buried in Victorian London. Such an animal would have been considered a rather exotic creature at this time, and for there to be no apparent recording of its presence remains a mystery. All research has failed to find any conclusive evidence relating to its presence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis steampunk inspired story is perhaps one explanation of how such an extraordinary discovery could have come about, and in the best traditions of Jules Verne and H G Wells, is no less extraordinary than the real-life discovery of - \u003ci\u003eThe Walrus in the Coffin\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45555107037335,"sku":"9798708006769","price":687.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798708006769.webp?v=1767916323","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-walrus-in-the-coffin-a-victorian-steampunk-adventure-based-on-a-true-event-9798708006769","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}