Medico-Historical Essays
C. MacLaurin
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Description
MacLaurin, a Sydney surgeon and lecturer in clinical surgery, wrote these medico-historical essays, copyrighted in 1925. The volume is the second in a series called Post Mortems. A chat between Boswell and Johnson stands at the front, ending with Johnson's advice: never mind the use, do it.
A line from Anatole France adds that history is an art and should be written with imagination. A short glossary opens the essays, defining an imperative idea and an obsession in plain terms. MacLaurin reads the bodies and minds of historical figures as a doctor, asking what illness, habit or fixed idea shaped their lives.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | C. MacLaurin |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 328 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |