Victorian medicine and popular culture / edited by Louise Penner and Tabitha Sparks.

Other author Penner, Louise.
Other author Sparks, Tabitha.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : Pickering & Chatto, 2015.
Descriptionxiii, 182 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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SeriesScience and culture in the nineteenth century ; 28
Science and culture in the nineteenth century ; no. 28. ^A1153716
Summary 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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