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The Autobiography of a Quack, and The Case of George Dedlow

S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell

FormatEbook
Published2006
Words28,392
LanguageEnglish
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This volume pairs two works by physician-author S. Weir Mitchell: "The Autobiography of a Quack," narrated by a fraudulent medical practitioner, and "The Case of George Dedlow," a story about a soldier who loses his limbs. It suits readers interested in nineteenth-century American literature and early medical fiction.

S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell

S. Weir Mitchell (Silas Weir Mitchell) was a 19th-century American physician and writer, known both for his pioneering work in neurology and for his historical novels. He is particularly remembered for the "rest cure" treatment and works such as *Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker*.

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