Round the Red Lamp: Being Facts and Fancies of Medical Life

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Round the Red Lamp: Being Facts and Fancies of Medical Life" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a collection of stories written during the late 19th century. The work delves into various aspects of medical life, presenting a blend of both factual and fictional narratives that explore the realities and complexities faced by practitioners and their patients. The opening portion introduces us to Dr. James Winter, an old-fashioned country doctor whose approach to medicine contrasts sharply with the modern practices of his younger colleagues. Through humorous anecdotes and character observations, we see Dr. Winter's endearing yet outdated methods, as well as the reverence he holds in his community despite the advancements in medical science that he remains oblivious to. The narrative highlights the tension between traditional and modern medical practices, setting the stage for a series of engaging tales that promise to illuminate the graver sides of life in the medical field, while also portraying the human stories behind the treatments. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Behind the times

His first operation

A straggler of '15

The third generation

A false start

The curse of Eve

Sweethearts

A physiologist's wife

The case of Lady Sannox

A question of diplomacy

A medical document

Lot no. 249

The los amigos fiasco

The doctors of Hoyland

The surgeon talks.

Notes:

Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_the_Red_Lamp

Release date is 1996-02-01