It was so interesting to see how things we take for granted in the modern world would have seemed so crazy or ridiculous to surgeons in the 19th century. Enjoyed every page. —The Guardian "In The Butchering Art, Lindsey Fitzharris becomes our Dante, leading us through the macabre hell of nineteenth-century surgery to tell the story of Joseph Lister, the man who solved one of medicine's most daunting and lethal puzzles. . It is the story of one of the truly great men of medicine and of the triumph of humane scientific method and dogged persistence over dogmatic ignorance." --Agatha French, Los Angeles Times, "[A] vivid picture. At a time when surgery couldn't have been more hazardous, an unlikely figure stepped forward: a young, melancholy Quaker surgeon named Joseph Lister, who would solve the riddle and change the course of history. Sir Joseph was a true visionary and we all owe him a debt of gratitude for bringing the benefits of antiseptic surgery (and antiseptic practices in general) to the practice of modern medicine. He found carbolic acid and against great opposition from the medical world everywhere, he persisted with its use and his patients stopped dying. . . x 2.54 —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"Fascinating and shocking." Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2018. The Butchering Art is thoroughly enjoyable." No Kindle device required. --Susanne Caro, Library Journal, ISBN: 9780374117290 —Kate Womersley, The Spectator“Fast-paced, thoroughly researched . The drama of Lister's mission to shape modern medicine is as exciting as any novel." a remarkable life and time." By Lindsey Fitzharris. She also has a great YouTube channel called Under the Knife. The Butchering Art (Hardcover) Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine. Fitzharris documents her hero’s long struggle against naysayers and rivals, as well as the setbacks he faced in his personal and professional life, in an engaging journey into the past. --Kate Womersley, The Spectator, "Fast-paced, thoroughly researched . Our Price: $24.30 (Save: $2.70 10%) Unavailable. . Lister observed the first operation when ether was used and surgeons could finally take more time with their knives and saws. They thought disease was created spontaneously and could not be stopped. The title: The Butchering Art, is misleading because it's a biography of Joseph Lister's life and not a history of surgery, as I thought. He found carbolic acid and against great opposition from the medical world everywhere, he persisted with its use and his patients stopped dying. . —Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Fitzharris knows how to engage readers in fascinating and shocking details about medical history . This is popular history at its best.” —Dean Jobb, The Scotsman“The Butchering Art is an absorbing medical and social history that will leave you feeling both enlightened and thankful to benefit from the advances Lister (and his wife) popularized.” —Sarah Harrison Smith, Omnivoracious“A fascinating account of how hospitals became places of healing rather than death.” —The Daily Mail"The Butchering Art is a formidable achievement —a rousing tale told with brio, featuring a real-life hero worthy of the ages and jolts of Victorian horror to rival the most lurid moments of Wilkie Collins." [Fitzharris] has an eye for morbid detail, visceral imagery and comic potential." Winner, 2018 PEN/E.O. With gusto, Dr. Fitzharris takes us into the operating theaters of yore as Lister awakens to the true nature of the killer that turned so many surgeries into little more than slow-moving executions. Number Of Pages: 304
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