| Author | Jeaffreson, John Cordy, 1831-1901 |
|---|---|
| Title | A Book About Doctors |
| Contents | Something about sticks, and rather less about wigs -- Early English physicians -- Sir Thomas Browne and Sir Kenelm Digby -- Sir Hans Sloane -- The apothecaries and Sir Samuel Garth -- Quacks -- John Radcliffe -- The doctor as a bon-vivant -- Fees -- Pedagogues turned doctors -- The generosity and parsimony of physicians -- Bleeding -- Richard Mead -- Imagination as a remedial power -- Imagination and nervous excitement: Mesmer -- Make way for the ladies! -- Messenger Monsey -- Akenside -- Lettsom -- A few more quacks -- St. John Long -- The quarrels of physicians -- The loves of physicians -- Literature and art -- Number eleven: a hospital story -- Medical buildings -- The country medical man. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | R: Medicine |
| Subject | Medicine -- Anecdotes |
| Subject | Physicians -- Great Britain |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 40161 |
| Release Date | Jul 8, 2012 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 49 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Price | $0.00 |
