Blood, Guts, and Nasty Cuts
A Thrilling Guide to the History of Medicine
$32.94
- Hardcover
80 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2026
Summary
An illustrated guide to the grisly, gory, and fascinating history of medicine
Want to know why Victorian doctors never washed their clothes? Who to call for a bad case of medieval bewitchment? Or how to cure the plague by staring at a toad?
Blood, Guts, and Nasty Cuts is a whistle-stop tour of the grisly, glorious, and ingeniously inventive history of medicine, all the way from the ancient world right up to the twenty-first century. Immerse yourself in blood, boils, a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241777558 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241777550 |
| Author: | Dr Alanna Skuse |
| Publisher: | Dorling Kindersley Ltd |
| Imprint: | DK Children |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 286mm x 232mm |
| Audience Age: | 9-12 |
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About The Author
Dr Alanna Skuse
Dr. Alanna Skuse is a lecturer in English Literature at the University of Reading, where she specialises in historical writing about the body and medicine. Her previous books include The Surgeon, the Midwife, the Quack: How to Stay Alive in Renaissance England.
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