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Bedside Manners: An Anthology of Medical Wit and Wisdom
Here are grimly fascinating anecdotes & reports from scenes of tragedy & disaster; remarkable first-hand accounts of medical innovation & discovery; light-hearted reflections on the quirks of doctors, patients & diseases; & profound & moving comments on human mortality. From the pens of more than 60 writers & practitioners — ranging from Somerset Maugham, Chekhov & P.G. Wodehouse to Keats, Louis Pasteur, Florence Nightingale & Mark Twain — these pieces span the ages to prompt laughter, wonder & recognition by turns. For everyone who has ever been a patient, this intriguing & delightful collection is just what the doctor ordered.
266 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1995
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About the author
John Ballantyne
23 booksJohn Ballantyne (1774 - 1821) was a Scottish publisher notable for his work with Walter Scott. He was the younger brother of James Ballantyne, the printer of Scott's works.
After spending a short time in the banking house of Currie & Co., London, John returned, in 1795, to Kelso, and became partner in his father's business as general merchant. On his marriage in 1797 the partnership was dissolved, one principal part of the business being resigned to him. He got into money difficulties, and, having disposed of his goods to pay his debts, went to Edinburgh in January 1806, to become clerk in his brother's printing establishment.
When Scott in 1808, on the ostensible ground of a misunderstanding with Messrs. Constable & Hunter, established the firm of John Ballantyne & Co., John Ballantyne was appointed manager at a salary of £300 a year and one-fourth of the profits. The firm got into financial difficulty and in May 1813 Scott opened negotiations with Constable for pecuniary assistance in return for certain stock and copyright, including a share in some of Scott's own poems, on a pledge of winding up its concerns as soon as possible. Ballantyne, whom Scott continued to employ in negotiations over the publication of his works started as an auctioneer of books and works of art.
He was the author of a novel, The Widow's Lodgings, published in 1813.
After spending a short time in the banking house of Currie & Co., London, John returned, in 1795, to Kelso, and became partner in his father's business as general merchant. On his marriage in 1797 the partnership was dissolved, one principal part of the business being resigned to him. He got into money difficulties, and, having disposed of his goods to pay his debts, went to Edinburgh in January 1806, to become clerk in his brother's printing establishment.
When Scott in 1808, on the ostensible ground of a misunderstanding with Messrs. Constable & Hunter, established the firm of John Ballantyne & Co., John Ballantyne was appointed manager at a salary of £300 a year and one-fourth of the profits. The firm got into financial difficulty and in May 1813 Scott opened negotiations with Constable for pecuniary assistance in return for certain stock and copyright, including a share in some of Scott's own poems, on a pledge of winding up its concerns as soon as possible. Ballantyne, whom Scott continued to employ in negotiations over the publication of his works started as an auctioneer of books and works of art.
He was the author of a novel, The Widow's Lodgings, published in 1813.
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