Victorian Medicine and Popular Culture
Download or Read eBook Victorian Medicine and Popular Culture PDF written by Louise Penner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Louise Penner |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 292 |
| Release | : 2015-10-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781317316718 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1317316711 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Victorian Medicine and Popular Culture by : Louise Penner
Book excerpt: This collection of essays explores the rise of scientific medicine and its impact on Victorian popular culture. Chapters include an examination of Dickens’s involvement with hospital funding, concerns over milk purity and the theatrical portrayal of drug addiction, plus a whole section devoted to medicine in crime fiction.
