- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Portrait; 1st Edition edition (22 Sep 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0749950722
- ISBN-13: 978-0749950729
- Product Dimensions: 20 x 13.2 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #63 in Books > Humour > Doctors & Medicine
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Another highly entertaining trawl through the byways of English history by the author of The Strange Laws of Old England. The history of medicine in Britain is full of the most bizarre cures for all manner of ailments, from the plague to the pox. A 16th century cure for dizziness was: Take a young swallow from her nest when the crescent moon is in Virgo; cut off the head and let the blood run into a vessel containing frankincense; then give it to the patient when the moon is waning. But amidst all the eccentric - and sometimes lethal! - treatments there were some that, incredibly, seemed to work; and they form the basis of many of the medicines we know today.
About the Author
Nigel Cawthorne has been a writer for nearly 30 years, writing a number of successful popular history books; he is the author of the best-selling Sex Lives of... series, as well as a recent biography of Alexander the Great. The Strange Laws of Old England 0749950366 was published by Portrait in September 2004. Nigel Cawthorne lives in London.
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IT SEEMS SHOCKING to us in the days of blood transfusions that doctors in old England thought that the cure for almost any condition - including blood loss - was to open a vein and let the gore flow forth. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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IT SEEMS SHOCKING to us in the days of blood transfusions that doctors in old England thought that the cure for almost any condition - including blood loss - was to open a vein and let the gore flow forth. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
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Gave this as a stocking filler present to my boyfriend. He just could not put the book down because he found the facts so fascinating. An educational book written in a light hearted way and an easy reader.
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