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What Killed Jane Austen?: And Other Medical Mysteries UK ed. Edition
Author(s): George Biro (Author), Jim Leavesley (Author)
- Publisher: The History Press
- Publication Date: 1 Jun. 2007
- Edition: UK ed.
- Language: English
- Print length: 192 pages
- ISBN-10: 0752443100
- ISBN-13: 9780752443102
Book Description
The intriguing nature of Jane Austen’s demise is just one of a series of sometimes famous and often bizarre stories featured in What Killed Jane Austen? Why was Louis XVI embarrassed on his wedding night? Was Winston Churchill fit to rule? Why did Mary Tudor have phantom pregnancies and a deep voice? What did the autopsy reveal about Lenin’s mental state? These and other mind-blowing medical stories are revealed in this fascinating romp through the medical notes of history.
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About the Author
George Biro was born in Budapest in 1938, but the family migrated to Australia in 1947. He is a retired GP and anaesthetist and now works as a freelance medical journalist. This is his second book. Jim Leavesley was born in Blackpool and migrated to Australia in 1954. Having worked as a GP for 33 years he retired and now writes about medical history. This is his sixth book.
