Victorian medicine and popular culture / edited by Louise Penner and Tabitha Sparks.
| Other author | Penner, Louise. |
| Other author | Sparks, Tabitha. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Pickering & Chatto, 2015. |
| Description | xiii, 182 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Science 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781848935693 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 1848935692 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | (Web-PDF) |
| ISBN | (ePub) |