At the dawn of the Enlightenment, James Dyer is born unable to feel pain. A source of wonder and scientific curiosity as a child, he rises through the ranks of Georgian society to become a brilliant surgeon. Yet as a human being he fails, for he can no more feel love and compassion than pain. Until, en route to St Petersburg to inoculate the Empress Catherine against smallpox, he meets his nemesis and saviour.
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At the dawn of the Enlightenment, James Dyer is born unable to feel pain. A source of wonder and scientific curiosity as a child, he rises through the ranks of Georgian society to become a brilliant surgeon. Yet as a human being he fails, for he can no more feel love and compassion than pain. Until, en route to St Petersburg to inoculate the Empress Catherine against smallpox, he meets his nemesis and saviour.
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Add this copy of Ingenious Pain / Andrew Miller to cart. $13.00, like new condition, Sold by MW Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, G, IRELAND, published 1997 by London: Hodder and Stoughton.
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Physical description; 337 pages; 24 cm. Notes; "A Sceptre book". Summary; The rise, fall and redemption of an extraordinary man born unable to feel pain. Growing up in the West Country in the mid-18th century, James Dyer grows up to become a brilliant surgeon. En route to St Petersburg he meets a witchlike woman who proves both his nemesis and saviour. Subjects; 18th century. Medicine — History — 18th century. Nervous System Malformations. Physicians — history. Pain. Surgeons. Physicians — Europe — Fiction. Physicians — England — Fiction. English fiction — 20th century. Europe — History — 18th century — Fiction. Historical fiction; Modern fiction. Fiction / Historical. Fiction / General. Physicians; Fiction. Genres; Historical fiction. Novels. Fine copy in the original color-printed, stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.
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Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 352 p. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; There are some dirt marks on the dustcover caused I would suspect by it rubbing against other books these are to be expected on white matt dustjackets Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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Near Fine in Fine jacket. 1st Printing. A near fine UK first edition, first printing hardback (light spotting to upper textblock)-in a fine unclipped dustjacket-All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days)-SIGNED BY ANDREW MILLER-Pictures of the book are available upon request.
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As New in As New jacket. As new unread 1st edition of author's Booker short-listed first book. As new unclipped, bright dustwrapper which has had a protective cover for some time. From a private collection. SUMMER REDUCTION.
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As New in As New jacket. As new unread 1st edition of author's Booker short-listed first book. As new unclipped, bright dustwrapper which has had a protective cover for some time. From a private collection. SUMMER REDUCTION.
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Good in No DJ As Issued dust jacket. 0156006006. 8vo 8"-9" tall; 337 pages; Trade size paperback very lightly rubbed at edges, spine ends and corne tips. Book solid and tight. Stray marks to text throughout. Pages tight..
