Scanty particulars : the scandalous life and astonishing secret of Queen Victoria's most eminent military doctor
Examines the life and times of Dr. James Barry, Britain's foremost military doctor, a man who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of free and enslaved Africans, women, lepers, and the poor but whose career as a flamboyant bon vivant sparked gossip, relentless enemies, and international scandal
Print Book, English, ©2002
Random House, New York, ©2002