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Memoirs of John Abernethy / With a View of His Lectures, His Writings, and Character; with Additional Extracts from Original Documents, Now First Published

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The memoir presents a chronological account of John Abernethy's life and reputation, blending biographical narrative with condensed versions of his lectures, selections from his published writings, and newly published original documents. The author, writing as a former pupil, combines personal recollection and contemporary testimonials to illuminate the subject's teaching manner, clinical reasoning, and moral character. Intervening commentary addresses professional debates of the time and seeks to correct misunderstandings of his views. Supplemental extracts and documentary appendices are included to allow readers to consult primary materials that support the portrait.

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Title: Memoirs of John Abernethy

Author: George Macilwain

Release date: January 19, 2018 [eBook #56400]

Language: English

Credits: E-text prepared by Sonya Schermann, Larry B. Harrison, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)

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MEMOIRS
OF
JOHN ABERNETHY.

Sir Thos. Lawrence P.R.A.      Cook.
 
Yrs. most sincerely
     John Abernethy

MEMOIRS
OF
JOHN ABERNETHY,
WITH A VIEW OF
HIS LECTURES, HIS WRITINGS, AND CHARACTER;
WITH ADDITIONAL
EXTRACTS FROM ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS,
NOW FIRST PUBLISHED;

BY GEORGE MACILWAIN, F.R.C.S.
AUTHOR OF "MEDICINE AND SURGERY ONE INDUCTIVE SCIENCE,"
&c. &c. &c.
 
"The evil that men do, lives after them: 
The good is oft interred with their bones."
        Shakspeare.

Third Edition.
 
LONDON:
HATCHARD AND CO. PICCADILLY.
1856.

The Author reserves the right of publishing a Translation of this Work in France.
 
 
LONDON:
PRINTED BY J. MALLETT, WARDOUR STREET.

TO THE MEMORY
OF
JOHN ABERNETHY,
THIS VOLUME IS INSCRIBED
BY
ONE OF HIS NUMEROUS
AND
GRATEFUL PUPILS,

     THE AUTHOR.