Lucy Ward

The Empress and the English Doctor

How Catherine the Great defied a deadly virus

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Produktbeschreibung

The astonishing true story of how Catherine the Great joined forces with a Quaker doctor from Essex to spearhead a groundbreaking public health campaign

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oneworld Publications
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. April 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 159mm x 37mm
• Gewicht: 568g
• ISBN-13: 9780861542451
• ISBN-10: 0861542452
• Artikelnr.: 62854502

Autorenporträt

Lucy Ward is a writer and former journalist for the Guardian and Independent. As a Westminster Lobby correspondent, she campaigned for greater women’s representation. From 2010–12, she lived with her family in Moscow, renewing her interest in Russian history. After growing up in Manchester, she studied Early and Middle English at Balliol College, Oxford. She now lives in Essex.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface: The Silver Lancet
Introduction: The Speckled Monster
1 The Doctor
2 The Deadly Lottery
3 The Empress
4 The Invitation
5 The Preparations
6 The Inoculations
7 The New Fashion
8 The Impact
9 The Celebrity
10 The Last Meeting
Epilogue: The Legacy
Acknowledgements
Further Reading
Notes
Index