Fitzharris, Lindsey, 1982-

The butchering art : Joseph Lister's quest to transform the grisly world of Victorian medicine / Lindsey Fitzharris. - 1st ed. - 286p.; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-266) and index.

Prologue : The age of agony -- Through the lens -- Houses of death -- The sutured gut -- The altar of science -- The napoleon of surgery -- The frog's legs -- Cleanliness & godliness -- They're all dead -- The storm -- The glass garden -- The queen's abscess -- Epilogue : The dark curtain, raised.



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Lister, Joseph, Baron, 1827-1912.


Surgeons--Great Britain--Biography.
Surgery--History--Great Britain--19th century.

617.092 B / FIT