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Summary

«Heart and Science» is a novel by Wilkie Collins that explores the clash between human emotions and cold scientific calculation. The main character, Dr. Nathaniel Strond, devoted to medicine, faces a moral dilemma: his research endangers the life of his beloved, Clara. The anatomist, obsessed with experiments, embodies soulless science, while the heroine represents the power of love and morality. The novel raises questions about ethics in science, the right to life, and the importance of compassion, contrasting scientific progress with the human heart.