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An explosive story of colonial life, nineteenth-century science, and the mysteries of sexuality, Rachel Holmes's Scanty Particulars transcends the genre of biography. Through prodigious research and vivid storytelling, Holmes brings to life one of the most enigmatic figures of his time. In the 1820s, Dr. James Barry burst into the English establishment from nowhere. He landed in Cape Town and became the leading military doctor in the South African colony, working tirelessly to improve the conditions of free and enslaved women, lepers, and the indigent. Barry's further travels included postings to the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and Canada. In his career, he collided with some of the leading figures of the age, and his exploits were regarded with fascination by Mark Twain and Charles Dickens. Barry was a flamboyant bon vivant: fashionably dressed, flirtatious, and always accompanied by a poodle. Wherever he went, he sparked gossip, made enemies, and inspired relentless curiosity about his identity--curiosity that erupted into international scandal upon Barry's death, when his maidservant discovered the truth about this brilliant but mysterious icon of the Victorian age.

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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375505563
ISBN-13
9780375505560
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2286431

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Book Title
Scanty Particulars : The Scandalous Life and Astonishing Secret of Queen Victoria's Most Eminent Military Doctor
Author
Rachel Holmes
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
General, Medical
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Number of Pages
384 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
23.3 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Rd27.35.B368h65 2002
Reviews
"[A] fascinating exploration of the life of James Barry, a British doctor who, as [Rachel] Holmes shows, was one of the leading and most controversial innovators of nineteenth-century medicine . . . As compelling as the life it describes." --Publishers Weekly "Freud would have had a field day with James Barry. . . . [Scanty Particulars is] a fascinating depiction of the Victorian era." --Kirkus Reviews "From time to time a truly original piece of research comes to life. Scanty Particulars is not only a wonderful read; it captures the essence of one of the most enigmatic characters of the nineteenth century. The fabulous Dr. Barry is once again the center of speculation." --Amanda Foreman, bestselling author of Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire "James Barry is the kind of character you think must have been dreamed up in an exotic collaboration between Joseph Conrad and Oscar Wilde. Rachel Holmes's Scanty Particulars is admirable and dramatic history, and suggests as well a subtle fable of colonialism and its discontents." --Ron Rosenbaum, author of Explaining Hitler and The Secret Parts of Fortune "At last, that fascinating but nebulous figure James Barry has found the perfect historian. Impeccably researched and written with spirit, Scanty Particulars is more than a biography of an extraordinary person; it is an anatomy of Victorian sexuality." --Roy Porter, author of The Greatest Benefit to Mankind "This clever and engaging book tells a fascinating story, and raises some vexing questions on gender as the disputed territory where physiology and ideology blur." --Jeanette Winterson, The Times (London)
Copyright Date
2002
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2002-023698
Dewey Decimal
610/.92 B
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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