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Richard Gordon

British author of the popular Doctor series of comic novels. A surgeon, Gordon also wrote nonfiction books about the history of medicine.

The Doctor Series: 

* Doctor in the House. London: Michael Joseph. 1952.
* Doctor at Sea. London: Michael Joseph. 1953.
* Doctor at Large. London: Michael Joseph. 1955.
* Doctor in Love. London: Michael Joseph. 1957.
* Doctor and Son. London: Michael Joseph. 1959.
* Doctor in Clover. London: Michael Joseph. 1960.
* Doctor on Toast. London: Michael Joseph. 1961.
* Doctor in the Swim. London: Michael Joseph. 1962.
* Love and Sir Lancelot. Heinemann. 1965.
* Doctor on the Boil. Heinemann. 1970.
* Doctor on the Brain. Heinemann. 1972.
* Doctor in the Nude. Heinemann. 1973.
* The Sleep of Life. Heinemann. 1975.
* Doctor on the Job. Heinemann. 1976.
* Doctor in the Nest. Heinemann. 1979.
* Doctor's Daughters. Heinemann. 1981.
* Doctor on the Ball. 1985.
* Doctor in the Soup. 1986.
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Born 1921
Died 2017

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    First published in 1972 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1982 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1980 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1981 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1971 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1996 — 1 edition
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    First published in 2001 — 1 edition
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Born 1921
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Subjects

Fiction, Physicians, Fiction in English, Fiction, medical, Physicians, fiction, Anecdotes, Medicine, History, Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, Fiction, humorous, general, History of Medicine, Fiction, general, Fiction, historical, general, Medicine, miscellanea, Criminals, fiction, England, fiction, Fiction, biographical, Humor, Large type books, Malpractice, Medicine, anecdotes, Medicine, history, Murderers, Quotations, maxims, Anesthesiology

Places

England, England) Whitechapel (London, Great Britain, London (England), Whitechapel (London, England)

People

Hawley Harvey Crippen (1862-1910), Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), Jack the Ripper, Richard Gordon (1921-) Diaries

Time

20th century

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ID Numbers

  • OLID: OL526324A

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December 25, 2022 Edited by Subbu V. R. Added list of books in Doctor series
January 1, 2018 Edited by Brice Fuqua date of death and a short bio.
September 22, 2015 Edited by BevSt fixed author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import