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Book SynopsisIf nineteenth-century Britain witnessed the rise of medical professionalism, it also witnessed rampant quackery. It is tempting to categorize historical practices as either orthodox or quack, but what did these terms really signify in medical and public circles at the time? How did they develop and evolve?
Trade Review“This very perceptive and imaginative study makes a significant contribution
to Victorian studies.”
“Pamboukian’s book is an insightful look into medicine and language that should inspire further inquiry into the literature of the period and, as she suggests in her concluding remarks, medicine today.” * Victoriographies *
“…Doctoring the Novel is a valuable and unique contribution to Victorian studies because it bridges the scholarly gap between historical studies of nineteenth-century medicine and literary readings of medicine that focus on medicine as a hegemonic force. The text is also a helpful resource for scholars and students in the medical humanities. Pamboukian not only provides insightful readings of Shelley, Brontë, Dickens, and Doyle through the lens of medical discourse, but she also justifies why such readings are productive.” * Journal of Medical Humanities *
