Questo autore approfondisce profonde questioni sull'esistenza umana e sulla moralità. Le sue opere esplorano frequentemente le complessità delle relazioni interpersonali e la ricerca di significato in un mondo spesso ambiguo. Attraverso un'acuta caratterizzazione psicologica e un linguaggio preciso, attira i lettori in narrazioni che spingono alla riflessione. La sua scrittura è caratterizzata da profondità intellettuale e da un'attenzione incrollabile ai dilemmi etici.
Thrilling ... Significant and often immersive... The dizzying story of heart surgery is every bit as important as that of the nuclear, computer or rocket ages. And now it has been given the history it deserves James McConnachie Sunday Times
the Experiences of a British Infantryman During the Napoleonic Wars-Including Campaigns in Germany and at Waterloo
This account provides an extraordinary perspective on the British Army's campaigns against Napoleon, highlighting the challenges and triumphs faced during this pivotal period. It delves into the strategies employed, the experiences of soldiers, and the impact of leadership decisions. Rich in detail, the narrative captures the complexities of warfare and the resilience of the troops, offering readers an insightful look into a significant chapter of military history.
From seventeenth-century Holland to Tsarist Russia, from rural Canada to a whaler in the Pacific, many are monuments to human stupidity - such as the sailor who swallowed dozens of penknives to amuse his shipmates, or the chemistry student who in 1850 arrived at a hospital in New York with his penis trapped inside a bottle, having unwisely decided to relieve himself into a vessel containing highly reactive potassium. Others demonstrate exceptional surgical ingenuity long before the advent of anaesthesia - such as a daring nineteenth-century operation to remove a metal fragment from beneath a conscious patient's heart. We also hear of the weird, often hilarious remedies employed by physicians of yore - from crow's vomit to port-wine enemas - the hazards of such everyday objects as cucumbers and false teeth, and miraculous recovery from apparently terminal injuries.
From a Granta Best Young Novelist 2023 - five achingly tender, innovative and dazzling stories of (dis)connection.
A thrilling and perplexing investigation of a true Victorian crime at Dublin railway station. Dublin, November 1856: George Little, the chief cashier of the Broadstone railway terminus, is found dead, lying in a pool of blood beneath his desk. He has been savagely beaten, his head almost severed; there is no sign of a murder weapon, and the office door is locked, apparently from the inside. Thousands of pounds in gold and silver are left untouched at the scene of the crime. Augustus Guy, Ireland's most experienced detective, teams up with Dublin's leading lawyer to investigate the murder. But the mystery defies all explanation, and two celebrated sleuths sent by Scotland Yard soon return to London, baffled. Five suspects are arrested then released, with every step of the salacious case followed by the press, clamouring for answers. But then a local woman comes forward, claiming to know the murderer....
A mysterious epidemic of dental explosions, A teenage boy who got his wick stuck in a candlestick A remarkable woman who, like a human fountain, spurted urine from virtually every orifice These are just a few of the anecdotal gems that have until now lain undiscovered in medical journals for centuries. This fascinating collection of historical curiosities explores some of the strangest cases that have perplexed doctors across the world. From seventeenth-century Holland to Tsarist Russia, from rural Canada to a whaler in the Pacific, many are monuments to human stupidity – such as the sailor who swallowed dozens of penknives to amuse his shipmates, or the chemistry student who in 1850 arrived at a hospital in New York with his penis trapped inside a bottle, having unwisely decided to relieve himself into a vessel containing highly reactive potassium. Others demonstrate exceptional surgical ingenuity long before the advent of anaesthesia – such as a daring nineteenth-century operation to remove a metal fragment from beneath a conscious patient’s heart. We also hear of the weird, often hilarious remedies employed by physicians of yore – from crow’s vomit to port-wine enemas – the hazards of such everyday objects as cucumbers and false teeth, and miraculous recovery from apparently terminal injuries.
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