The Sick Child in Early Modern England, 1580-1720

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Illustrated
2012
$194.80

Illness in childhood was common in early modern England. Hannah Newton asks how sick children were perceived and treated by doctors and laypeople, examines the family's experience, and takes the original perspective of sick children themselves. She provides rare and intimate insights into the experiences of sickness, pain, and death.

Synopsis

Illness in childhood was common in early modern England. Hannah Newton asks how sick children were perceived and treated by doctors and laypeople, examines the family's experience, and takes the original perspective of sick children themselves. She provides rare and intimate insights into the experiences of sickness, pain, and death.

$194.80

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 262
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 19 Apr 2012
ISBN 10: 0199650497
ISBN 13: 9780199650491