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 My very first review! Extracts from the review by Anthony Daniels of Chloroform: the Quest for Oblivion ' . . . this extremely interesting book, clearly and unpretentiously written, goes beyond the familiar story. . . . The search for the cause of deaths under chloroform is an instructive example of the zig-zags by which medical progress is often made. This book is both a scientific and a social history, skilfully woven together and full of the most fascinating detail. I unhesitatingly recommend it.' The Sunday Telegraph, September 21 2003 ......................... Review by I. D. Conacher, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 'Stratmann has put together a cast of Dickensian characters: mad scientists, eccentrics, charlatans, quacks, psychopaths, murderers, femmes fatales, (literally), and opportunists; and woven them into a heady tapestry of innovation, 19th and 20th century medicine, wars, religion, intelligence and forensics, crime and sex. . . . This is a darn good read.' British Journal of Anaesthsia 92(2): 299-300 (2004) ............................... Whiteley's Folly 'It is not often that retail-based books read better than a soap opera but the newly-published Whiteley's Folly - the Life and Death of a Salesman on the founder of the former London department store is better than an omnibus edition of EastEnders.' The Draper 23 October 2004 |
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