Medical Essays, 1842-1882

Name: Medical Essays, 1842-1882
Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes

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CEFR level: C1
Length: 13 chapters
Format: The complete book

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Explore provocative essays challenging medical orthodoxy and exposing widespread superstitions in 19th-century practice, revealing the tension between innovative science and entrenched tradition within the medical profession.

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