John Hall, Master of Physicke: A Casebook from Shakespeare's Stratford

by Paul Edmonson and Greg Wells

This is the first complete edition and English translation of John Hall's Little Book of Cures, a fascinating medical casebook composed in Latin around 16345. John Hall (15751635) was Shakespeare's son-in-law (Hall married Susanna Shakespeare in 1607), and based his medical practice in Stratford-upon-Avon. Readers have never before had access to a complete English translation of John Hall's casebook, which contains fascinating details about his treatment...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526134519
• ISBN13: 9781526134516
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 256 Pages