New book announced: Blood on the Thames
My latest book, Blood on the Thames, is now available for preorder! Blood on the Thames is a true-crime thriller […] The post New book announced: Blood on the Thames first appeared on Thomas Morris .
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A tale of two inventions
In my last post I wrote about an impressive operation performed in 1888 by the American surgeon George Ryerson Fowler, […] The post A tale of two inventions first appeared on Thomas Morris .
A shot in the dark
At the age of 14, George Ryerson Fowler ran away from his parents’ home in Jamaica and stowed away on […] The post A shot in the dark first appeared on Thomas Morris .
Metal in her mammaries
Henry Fryer was a surgeon from the market town of Stamford in Lincolnshire. When he died in 1823 he left […] The post Metal in her mammaries first appeared on Thomas Morris .
So much chaff called brains
One of the most famous of all medical marvels is the case of Phineas Gage, the American railroad worker who […] The post So much chaff called brains first appeared on Thomas Morris .
Cover story
Things have been quiet here for the last couple of months. I’ve been busy with a few other projects, including […] The post Cover story first appeared on Thomas Morris .
Painfully obvious
This spectacular case was published in the Medical Press and Circular, a leading Irish journal, in 1866. The author Dr […] The post Painfully obvious first appeared on Thomas Morris .
The cabbage catastrophe
In 1803 a surgeon from Dumbarton in Scotland, Alexander Hunter, wrote to the London Medical and Physical Journal to report […] The post The cabbage catastrophe first appeared on Thomas Morris .
The carrot cataplasm
Pretty much any substance you care to mention has, at one time or another, been touted as a cure for […] The post The carrot cataplasm first appeared on Thomas Morris .
The perils of a sneeze
A few months ago I wrote about the criminal who was lucky to recover after inhaling a fake gold earring. […] The post The perils of a sneeze first appeared on Thomas Morris .