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The Lion Boy and Other Medical Curiosities, 9781445676289
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A historian’s research skills combined with a physician’s diagnostic flair, exploring our timeless fascination with the unusual and downright bizarre people, events and theories in the colourful history of medicine.

The Lion Boy and Other Medical Curiosities

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    14 March 2018

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Summary

In this book of amazing oddities, the successor to his popular ‘Cabinet of Medical Curiosities’, Jan Bondeson explores various surprising and bizarre aspects of the history of medicine. Does people’s hair go white after a sudden fright; can the image of the killer be seen in the eyes of a murdered person; does the severed head of a guillotined person maintain some degree of consciousness? Giants, dwarfs and medical curiosities are examined, including the eponymous Johnny Trunley, the Fat Boy …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781445676289
ISBN-10:1445676281
Author:Jan Bondeson
Publisher:Amberley Publishing
Imprint:Amberley Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:14 March 2018
Weight:395g
Dimensions:234mm x 156mm
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About The Author

Jan Bondeson

Jan Bondeson is a respected true crime writer, and author of ‘The London Monster’, ‘Murder Houses of London’, ‘Rivals of the Ripper’ and other books. He lives in Dunbar, Scotland.

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