Misery to Mirth

Misery to Mirth PDF

Author: Hannah Newton

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 019877902X

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Misery to Mirth aims to change our thinking about health in early modern England. Drawing on sources such as diaries and medical texts, it shows that recovery did exist as a concept, and that it was a widely-reported event. The study examines how patients, and their loved ones, dealt with overcoming a seemingly fatal illness.--