The Society Doctor Who Held Victorian London Spellbound
Wendy Moore
Physician John Elliotson and his friend Thomas Wakley, founding editor of The Lancet, were well-known medical pioneers in Victorian London. Yet when Elliotson championed the new ‘science’ of mesmerism, which purported to dull surgical pain, their friendship – and Elliotson’s credibility – were severely tested. Against a backdrop of Victorian lecture theatres and hospital wards, the two distinguished men publicly clashed over a technique which, for all its successes and failures, is still little understood.
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https://www.psbooks.co.uk/mesmerist506411The Mesmeristhttps://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/0/506411_908814a1ef1c2428894ec81b5bfb0ba1.jpg3.996.99GBPInStock/Non-Fiction/Highlights/Sale/History/Categories/Social HistoryPhysician John Elliotson and his friend Thomas Wakley, founding editor of <I>The Lancet</I>, were well-known medical pioneers in Victorian London. Yet when Elliotson championed the new ‘science’ of mesmerism, which purported to dull surgical pain, their friendship – and Elliotson’s credibility – were severely tested. Against a backdrop of Victorian lecture theatres and hospital wards, the two distinguished men publicly clashed over a technique which, for all its successes and failures, is still little understood.Hardback00add-to-cartrrp_info:£18.99productId:42733bic_code:BGBG£18.99Wendy MooreGeneral238x160mmWeidenfeldHardbackGeneral
