| Description |
xiii, 479 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. I. 'Was I not a girl'. 1789-1815. A family at war -- An unprotected girl -- Next of kin -- A small fortune -- A revolutionary plan -- Sanguine expectations -- A man of understanding -- 'I would be a soldier' -- Qualified to serve -- pt. II. More than a father. 1816-1831. The Cape of Good Hope -- 'Savage neighbours' -- A prodigy in a physician -- The most wayward of mortals -- A change of circumstances -- Heaven and earth -- 'If rumour speaks truth' -- Dr Barry's nemesis -- 'Blighting my fair prospects' -- A new life -- A precipitate departure -- An indefatigable friend -- pt. III. Flagrant breaches of discipline. 1831-1845. Fever Island -- The past revisited -- An officer and a gentleman -- Homeward bound -- Friends in high places -- pt. IV. The most hardened creature. 1846-1856. The navel of the Mediterranean -- A question of numbers -- The most kind and humane gentleman -- Prodigality and all wickedness -- The land of Mornise -- pt. V.A useful and faithful career. 1857-1865. 'This vorld of voe, this wale of tears' -- This life and no other -- A perfect female. |
| Summary |
Dr James Barry: Inspector General of Hospitals, army surgeon, duellist, reformer, lady killer, eccentric. He performed the first Caesarean in Africa, was deported from St Helena and gave Florence Nightingale a dressing down in the Crimea. At home, he was surrounded by a menagerie of animals, including a cat, a goat, a parrot and half a dozen small terriers. Long ago, in another life, he had also been a mother. This is the amazing true story of Margaret Ann Bulkey, the young woman who broke the rules of Georgian society to become one of the most respected surgeons of the century. Originally published: 2016. |
| Subject |
Barry, James, 1795-1865.
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Women surgeons -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Surgeons -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Medicine -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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Women -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
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Barry, James, 1795-1865. (OCoLC)fst00448775 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJyMkvQ3xyr7vbXQ8rWxDq
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Medicine. (OCoLC)fst01014893
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Surgeons. (OCoLC)fst01139336
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Women -- Social conditions.
(OCoLC)fst01176947
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Women surgeons. (OCoLC)fst01178585
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdmp7p3cx8hpmJ8HvmTpP
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1899
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| Genre/Form |
Biography (DNLM)D019215
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collective biographies. (CStmoGRI)aatgf300080111
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Dronfield, Jeremy, author.
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| ISBN |
1786071193 (pbk.) |
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9781786071194 (pbk.) |
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