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 »
Quacks : Fakers and Charlatans in Medicine, Paperback / softback Book

Quacks : Fakers and Charlatans in Medicine Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product

Description

If the thought of visiting the doctor or having a spell in the hospital gives most people pause to contemplate their mortality, then such thoughts must pale when compared to the experiences of our ancestors.

They were largely at the mercy of a medical fraternity renowned more for the eccentricity of their cures than their efficacy.

From the pisse prophets who would gaze upon a patient s urine to establish the most accurate diagnosis, to the pushers of such remedies as Walkers Jesuit Drops to cure venereal disease, "Quacks" is a thrilling history of opportunists, charlatans, conmen, some deludedly sincere doctors, andultimatelyof our own enduring credulity."

Information

Other Formats

Save 12%

£12.99

£11.39

Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
Add to Basket
Sign in to add to wishlist
 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops

Information