The Bacillus of Beauty - Hardcoverby Harriet Stark (Author), Lee Allred (Commentator), Joe Monson (Editor) Helen Winship moved to New York to pursue her studies in biology. John Burke, her fianc?, arrives in the Big Apple to find she has transformed into the most beautiful woman in the world, thanks to an experimental microbial treatment given to her by her professor. The treatment is successful beyond everyone's wildest dreams, catapulting Helen into high society as every man wishes