Tales of Adventures and Medical Life

Tales of Adventure and Medical Life, one of the collections Arthur Conan Doyle published at the end of his career, anthologizes some of his best short fiction outside of the Sherlock Holmes canon. As well as various tales of escapades in Egypt, London and the far-flung regions of northern Scotland, he included stories which deal with a subject that, as a physician himself, he had a unique perspective on: the medical profession. London surgeons and country doctors, male and female, are described as they deal with business and sentimental issues and encounter incredible situations - both comic and tragic. Conan Doyle displays his dazzling storytelling talents while providing a fascinating glimpse into his profession and times.

Contains: The Debut of Bimbashi Joyce, The Surgeon of Gaster Fell, Borrowed Scene, The Man from Archangel, The Great Brown-Pericord Motor, The Sealed Room, A Physiologist s Wife, Behind the Times, His First Operation, The Third Generation, The Curse of Eve, A Medical Document, The Surgeon Talks, The Doctors of Holyland, Crabbe s Practice.

If you enjoyed this book, you might also like Tales of Long Ago, Tales of Terror and Mystery, Tales of Twilight and the Unseen, The Lost World and The Tragedy of the Korosko, all published by Alma Classics.

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Pages: 288

Publication year: 2015