The 'Most Finished Gentleman' in Europe
Anon
Genre: | Review |
Publications reviewed: | Cooper 1843 |
Subjects: | Medical Treatment, Surgery, Status, Medical Practitioners |
Review considers Astley P Cooper to be 'very unsophisticated' since he tried to get the surgeon Everard Home to operate on King George IV's head because he feared inducing erysipelas in the monarch and losing his happiness and reputation. | |
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