Anomalies And Curiosities Of Medicine (Paperback)

by Walter L. Pyle (Author), George M. Gould (Author)

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A book written in 1896 by physicians George M. Gould and Walter L. Pyle, cataloguing the true and the apocryphal (they don't make much of a distinction) from medical literature going as far back as ancient Rome.

Some of this stuff is very definitely false, in an "I can't believe Victorians believed that!" sort of way; some is definitely true; and most of the stuff in between is hard to believe, but who knows? Science can be stranger than fiction. Is it really possible for a woman to vomit up fetuses. Or, to quote Gould and Pyle themselves...

-We wish, also, to enter a mild protest against the modern egotism that would set aside with a sneer as myth and fancy the testimonies and reports of philosophers and physicians, only because they lived hundreds of years ago. We are keenly appreciative of the power exercised by the myth-making faculty in the past, but as applied to early physicians, we suggest that the suspicion may easily be too active.-

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Description
First published in 1896. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1200 pages
• Publisher: Blue Unicorn Editions (November 27, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891355422
• ISBN-13: 978-1891355424
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,421,833 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This version has no Pictures!, January 4, 1999

By	Vespa the Kid "vesparally" (Evanston, IL) - See all my reviews

A.& C. of M. is a fantastic book indeed with it's "ancient" coverage of medical anomilies in one place!! It also had a brief cameo in the movie "The Breakfast Club." However this version of the book (Blue Unicorn Press) has none of the original pictures of which there were over 100 in the original version (late 1800's) and in the reprints during the mid to late 20th century. Unless you only want text, this version may not be for you.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars HAS NO ILLUSTRATIONS!, March 3, 2009

By	Lynne (Hollywood,CA USA) - See all my reviews

As of today there are 5 Kindle versions of this book for sale on Amazon. I bought 3 of them, and none of the 3 I bought included the illustrations. Still a great read, but the original version of this book has interesting drawings and photos. Too bad, I would have loved to have the complete book on my Kindle.

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ANOMALIES AND CURIOSITIES for the curious and unsqueamish, May 26, 1998

By	Adam Naworal "~.a.~" (Florida USA) - See all my reviews

ANOMALIES AND CURIOSITIES OF MEDICINE is a fun romp through the world of weird medicine and freaks. This book, compiled in 1897, is still a shocking text on the world of human oddities. From the fat midget to the alligator-skin boy to the two-headed boy to the rectal foreign bodies, it provides many a night's reading. Of course, the squeamish may be offended or even horrified.