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The Medical Aspects of Death, And, The Medical Aspects of The Human Mind
James Bower Harrison was a surgeon at the Ardwick and Ancoats Dispensary. In his book, first published in 1852, Dr Bower Harrison explores the moments and meanings of death through a host of literary and medical examples; quotations from Byron, Shakespeare and Samuel Johnson sit alongside case studies from Harrison's friends and colleagues. The former surgeon acknowledged the morose subject of his book, but suggested to the reader: "I am not one of those who would wish to throw a gloom upon life, and carry the skull round at the feast- I would rather throw the light of reason, as far as it will shine, on the mysteries of the grave." The book clearly captures the Victorian fascination with de...
The Medical Register
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