Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Supporting your high street Find out how »
The Poor Man's Physician, Paperback / softback Book

The Poor Man's Physician Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

Item not Available

Description

Around 1812, with the fear of Bonaparte besetting the land, another fear creeps over Britain, the fear of machines taking over the work of men and leaving them to starve.

With the rise of the Luddite - or machine breaker - communities are split and crime and suspicion simmer beneath military suppression.

Into this mix steps John Rivaulx - Frenchman, Papist and apothecary - bound not to repeat whatever may occur between himself and his patient; but in these troubled times, this oath of confidentiality may well have to be broken.

In a richly detailed look at the misery of the times Jenny Dawson's The Poor Man's Physician takes the reader, in period English, on a trail of murder as John Rivaulx's ministry draws him through the ranks of the downtrodden and the military, right into the heart of the law.

Information

Save 18%

£7.99

£6.55

Item not Available
Item not Available
Sign in to add to wishlist
 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops

Information