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Physic And Physicians: A Medical Sketch Book, Exhibiting The Public And Private Life Of The Most Celebrated Medical Men Of Former Days; With Memoirs O

Physic And Physicians: A Medical Sketch Book, Exhibiting The Public And Private Life Of The Most Celebrated Medical Men Of Former Days; With Memoirs O

Winslow, Forbes

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AthletesMedical Reference

ISBN10: 935450387X
ISBN13: 9789354503870
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.49 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Behind the polished brass plate of Victorian London lay rivalry, brilliance, and human frailty. Medicine has always had politics. In Physic and Physicians: A Medical Sketch Book (Part II), Forbes Winslow turns a keen eye on the men who shaped reputation and practice in the capital, blending public record with the textures of private life. This medical biography collection gathers biographical sketches of doctors from earlier generations alongside contemporary portraits of eminent physicians and surgeons within the London medical society. Part II is rich in memoirs of living London physicians and surgeons, capturing how their names travelled through clinics, clubs, and newspapers. Winslow writes with the pace of good journalism and the judgement of an insider, tracing the rise of hospitals, lectures, consultations, and professional manners. The result is a set of historical medical memoirs that illuminates the history of medical careers: how authority was earned, challenged, and sometimes lost. Valuable as a research reference edition for medical history students, it is also richly readable for anyone curious about nineteenth century London and Victorian British medicine, where science, class, and celebrity met. It suits the armchair reader as much as the archive hunter too. Its close attention to character makes it a striking piece of Victorian social history and classic medical literature, capturing a profession in the midst of modern change. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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