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The Secret Life of Dr James Barry

- Victorian England's Most Eminent Surgeon
Af: Rachel Holmes Engelsk Paperback

The Secret Life of Dr James Barry

- Victorian England's Most Eminent Surgeon
Af: Rachel Holmes Engelsk Paperback
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A reissue of Rachel Holmes''s landmark biography of Dr James Barry, one of the most enigmatic figures of the Victorian age.

James Barry was one of the nineteenth century’s most exceptional doctors, and one of its great unsung heroes. Famed for his brilliant innovations, Dr Barry influenced the birth of modern medical practice in places as far apart as South Africa, Jamaica and Canada. Barry’s skills attracted admirers across the globe, but there were also many detractors of the ostentatious dandy, who caused controversy everywhere he went. Yet unbeknownst to all, the military surgeon concealed a lifelong secret at the heart of his identity: on his death Barry was claimed to be anatomically female and in fact a cross-dresser.

Vividly drawn and meticulously researched, The Secret Life of Dr James Barry brings to life one of the most enigmatic figures of the Victorian age, elevating its subject to a latter-day transgender icon – and is a landmark in the art of biography.

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A reissue of Rachel Holmes''s landmark biography of Dr James Barry, one of the most enigmatic figures of the Victorian age.

James Barry was one of the nineteenth century’s most exceptional doctors, and one of its great unsung heroes. Famed for his brilliant innovations, Dr Barry influenced the birth of modern medical practice in places as far apart as South Africa, Jamaica and Canada. Barry’s skills attracted admirers across the globe, but there were also many detractors of the ostentatious dandy, who caused controversy everywhere he went. Yet unbeknownst to all, the military surgeon concealed a lifelong secret at the heart of his identity: on his death Barry was claimed to be anatomically female and in fact a cross-dresser.

Vividly drawn and meticulously researched, The Secret Life of Dr James Barry brings to life one of the most enigmatic figures of the Victorian age, elevating its subject to a latter-day transgender icon – and is a landmark in the art of biography.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 528
ISBN-13: 9781408891575
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1408891573
Kategori: Medicinsk historie
Udg. Dato: 17 sep 2020
Længde: 35mm
Bredde: 198mm
Højde: 129mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 17 sep 2020
Forfatter(e): Rachel Holmes
Forfatter(e) Rachel Holmes


Kategori Medicinsk historie


ISBN-13 9781408891575


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 528


Udgave


Længde 35mm


Bredde 198mm


Højde 129mm


Udg. Dato 17 sep 2020


Oplagsdato 17 sep 2020


Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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