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The Doctor's World provides a unique portrait of a physician living and working through the political and religious turmoils that beset the nation at the turn of the eighteenth century.
List of contents
Chapter 1: Grace / Chapter 2: Claver / Chapter 3: The Cathedral City / Chapter 4: The Physician / Chapter 5: The Monmouth Rebellion / Chapter 6: Mother & Child / Chapter 7: Visits to New Patients / Chapter 8: Dr Morris / Chapter 9: Two Bishops / Chapter 10: Wicked Practices / Chapter 11: A Turning Point / Chapter 12: Secret Marriage & Courtship / Chapter 13: William Penn / Chapter 14: Baby Betty / Chapter 15: Bad Omens / Chapter 16: A New Home / Chapter 17: Wedding Bells / Chapter 18: The Great Storm / Chapter 19: The Tolling Bell / Chapter 20: "Drink If You Please" / Chapter 21: High Crimes & Misdemeanours / Chapter 22: Among the Gentry / Chapter 23: Queen Anne's Peace / Chapter 24: Family & Friends / Chapter 25: The Letter / Chapter 26: The Severance / Chapter 27: Loss & Reconciliation / Chapter 28: The Common Lands / Chapter 29: A Contested Election / Chapter 30: The Glastonbury Enclosure / Chapter 31: 'A Very Hot Dry Summer' / Chapter 32: Seen by Candlelight / Chapter 33: Dining Alone
About the author
Paul Hyland is an award-winning teacher and Emeritus Professor of History. He is a specialist in Eighteenth Century Studies and editor of The Enlightenment: a Sourcebook and Reader, published by Routledge.
Summary
The Doctor’s World provides a unique portrait of a physician living and working through the political and religious turmoils that beset the nation at the turn of the eighteenth century.
