CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. PREFACE vii
4. ABBREVIATIONS xiii
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. 1 From Limerick to Dublin, Edinburgh and London 7
7. 2 O’Shaughnessy and Cholera, Intravenous Saline and Latta 23
8. 3 Bengal Dispensatory and Cannabis Indica 57
9. 4 Medical Furlough in London and the Royal Society 87
10. 5 ‘That Man O’Shaughnessy’ and Electric Telegraphy 103
11. EPILOGUE 147
12. BIBLIOGRAPHY 149
13. INDEX 161