TY  - BOOK
AU  - Newton,Hannah,author
TI  - Misery to mirth: recovery from illness in early modern England 
SN  - 9780191826122 (ebook) :
AV  - R486 
U1  - 610.9420903 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Medicine
KW  - England
KW  - History
KW  - 17th century
KW  - Diseases
KW  - Treatment
N1  - This edition previously issued in print: 2018; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized
N2  - The history of early modern medicine often makes for depressing reading. It implies that people fell ill, took ineffective remedies and died. 'Misery to Mirth' seeks to rebalance and brighten our overall picture of early modern health by focusing on the neglected subject of recovery from illness in England, c.1580-1720. Drawing on an array of archival and printed materials, the text shows that recovery did exist conceptually at this time, and that it was a widely reported phenomenon
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198779025.001.0001
ER  -