Presents the story of the science of galvanism - named after the Italian scientist Luigi Galvini who had conducted the original experiments - a movement that investigated the theory of 'animal electricity', a unifying vital spirit that animates us all, its leaders believing that they stood on the brink of immortality.
Paperback / softback
£9.99
This book shows the personal and human side of this leading surgeon and public figure, with his friends sharing many funny and touching stories about the early days of his career.
Hardback
£12.99
This story relates the wartime experiences of a group of women who ran a hospital near the trenches during World War I, often under conditions of great hardship. Told largely through letters home and diaries, this book throws light on wartime conditions and the cause of women's suffrage.
Paperback / softback
£9.99
£6.66
This recently discovered memoir is full of character and life. A work of keen observation, humour and understated power, it is a compelling and even inspiring read.
Paperback / softback
£16.99
£7.49
A beautifully rendered history of medical practice in Scotland, detailing for the first time the efforts of those at the forefront of a pioneering new movement.
Hardback
£30.00
Presents the story of the science of galvanism - named after the Italian scientist Luigi Galvini who had conducted the original experiments - a movement that investigated the theory of 'animal electricity', a unifying vital spirit that animates us all, its leaders believing that they stood on the brink of immortality.
Paperback / softback
£9.99
£4.99
Presents the story of some pioneers who, during the nineteenth century, transformed the practice of surgery. This book includes vivid descriptions of the patients treated, as well as the charismatic surgeons. It covers a number of sources, stories and anecdotes that are useful for the general reader, historians, medics and scientists.
Paperback / softback
£20.00