Was Thomas Hardy clinically depressed or just syphilitic? Was Egdon Heath imbued with melancholic vapours? And does this explain why many of his characters suffered from depression, took their own lives or developed homicidal tendencies? This book by a rural GP explores these...
List of Illustrations Introduction Obstextrics Hardyan Illness Endgames General Practice Psychosomatic Illness& Death The Fitzpierston Syndrome The Mind Diseased Afterwords Glossary Bibliography Index