{"product_id":"9781474602310","title":"The Mesmerist","description":"Author: Wendy Moore\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781474602310\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 13 Mar 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMedicine, in the early 1800s, was a brutal business. Surgery was performed without anaesthesia, while conventional treatment relied on leeches, cupping and toxic potions. Two pioneering men of science aimed to change all this - the progressive physician John Elliotson, and Thomas Wakley, founder of \u003ci\u003eThe Lancet \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. But when the flamboyant Baron Jules Denis Dupotet arrived in London to promote the latest craze that was sweeping through Europe - mesmerism - the scene was set for an explosive confrontation . . .","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919488630942,"sku":"ING-9781474602310","price":40.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781474602310.jpg?v=1782813121","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781474602310","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}