Summary
Vital Organs: Tales of History’s Most Famous Body Parts
The remarkable stories of the world’s most famous body parts.
Louis XIV’s rear end inspired the British National Anthem.
Queen Victoria’s armpit led the development of antiseptics.
Robert Jenkin’s ear started a war.
All too often, historical figures feel distant and abstract; more myth and legend than real flesh and blood. These …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035404582 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035404583 |
| Author: | Suzie Edge |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Wildfire |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 26 December 2023 |
| Weight: | 528g |
| Dimensions: | 35mm x 241mm x 172mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
…a bracing adventure, and one where our ancestors are not reduced to characters of myth and legend, but real people of flesh and blood. It is through this most intimate dissection that the past is brought so vividly to life. * The Telegraph *It’s an incisive book (pun intended) that will leave you with a newfound appreciation of the vessel that carries you through life * Irish Independent *
About The Author
Suzie Edge
Suzie Edge trained as a molecular cell biologist before moving to clinical medicine, to spend more time talking to people, rather than just bugs in test tubes. She went on to work as a junior doctor in a variety of medical specialties including infectious diseases, haematology, and trauma and orthopaedic surgery. She recently completed an MLitt in Modern History to feed her fascination for the history of the human body and the history of medicine.
Always on the lookout for gory historical details, Suzie loves telling stories of how we have treated our human bodies in life and in death. She has over 325,000 followers on TikTok who love tuning into her stories of how famous monarchs met their end.
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