Orwell's Cough by John Ross
Stiff meets the Bard in this fun life-in-death take on the great literary hacks from Milton to Swift to the Brontes to of course, George Orwell. The authors original piece (and the inspiration for the book) on Shakespeare, sex, and syphilis was covered in outlets from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution to the Times of India.‘These sorts of literary detective stories are always interesting, especially when they involve, as these do, lots of gossip and guessing gamesRoss has the instincts of a storyteller… fascinating and bizarre… with the bonus that [his] informed speculations might well hit the bullseye a few times’
* Herald *"Readers will find out more about these writers than they have ever known... [and] who knew there were (reasonably) effective treatments for venereal disease during the Renaissance?… Ross offers plenty of other surprising connections."
* Kirkus Reviews *‘Gripping and illuminating. Ross enters many different worlds and brings them to life.’
* Evening Standard *John Ross is Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a hospitalist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. His original investigation of Shakespeare’s battles with syphilis drew international media attention, including coverage on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781851689514 |
| ISBN 10 | 1851689516 |
| Title | Orwell's Cough |
| Author | John Ross |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oneworld Publications |
| Year published | 2012-10-04 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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