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A physician who once lent his authority to the anti-vaccination cause narrates how political concessions and persuasive agitation helped precipitate a devastating smallpox outbreak. The account traces his public prominence and subsequent disgrace, the epidemic’s heavy toll on his community, personal bereavement, legal consequences, and growing remorse. Combining courtroom and political scenes with intimate confession, the narrative probes the clash between individual conscience and public health, the harms of misinformation and populist pressure, and the ethical burden borne by professionals whose public influence can determine the fate of vulnerable populations.

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Title: Doctor Therne

Author: H. Rider Haggard

Release date: April 22, 2006 [eBook #5764]
Most recently updated: May 11, 2021

Language: English

Credits: John Bickers, Dagny and David Widger

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Doctor Therne

by H. Rider Haggard


Contents

AUTHOR’S NOTE
CHAPTER I. THE DILIGENCE
CHAPTER II. THE HACIENDA
CHAPTER III. SIR JOHN BELL
CHAPTER IV. STEPHEN STRONG GOES BAIL
CHAPTER V. THE TRIAL
CHAPTER VI. THE GATE OF DARKNESS
CHAPTER VII. CROSSING THE RUBICON
CHAPTER VIII. BRAVO THE A.V.’S
CHAPTER IX. FORTUNE
CHAPTER X. JANE MEETS DR. MERCHISON
CHAPTER XI. THE COMING OF THE RED-HEADED MAN
CHAPTER XII. THE SHADOW OF PESTILENCE
CHAPTER XIII. HARVEST

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