Fitzharris, Lindsey
The Butchering Art
- ISBN 13:
- 9780141983387
- author:
- Fitzharris, Lindsey
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.7 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- , Science, Medicine, History,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine In the darkest corners of Victorian medicine, a revolution was brewing. Historian Lindsey Fitzharris brings to life the story of Joseph Lister, a young surgeon who dared to challenge the conventional wisdom of his time. With a groundbreaking theory that germs were the source of all infection, Lister set out to transform the brutal world of surgery into a safer, more modern profession. In the squalid operating theatres of the era, mortality rates were alarmingly high. Patients were often left to suffer the consequences of gruesome amputations, and the discovery of anaesthesia only seemed to increase the risk of death. Yet, Lister persevered, driven by a determination to bring an end to the era of savagery and gangrene. With a novelist's eye for detail, Fitzharris recreates the gritty world of Victorian surgery, revealing the remarkable story of how one man's vision changed the course of medical history forever.
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