{"product_id":"9781408891575","title":"The Secret Life of Dr James Barry : Victorian England's Most Eminent Surgeon","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Holmes, Rachel, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 06\/09\/2018,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 528 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Biography: science technology \u0026amp; medicine, Biography: historical political \u0026amp; military, History of medicine\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781408891575\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003cbr\u003eA reissue of Rachel Holmes's landmark biography of Dr James Barry, one of the most enigmatic figures of the Victorian age. James Barry was one of the nineteenth century's most exceptional doctors, and one of its great unsung heroes. Famed for his brilliant innovations, Dr Barry influenced the birth of modern medical practice in places as far apart as South Africa, Jamaica and Canada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarry's skills attracted admirers across the globe, but there were also many detractors of the ostentatious dandy, who caused controversy everywhere he went.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet unbeknownst to all, the military surgeon concealed a lifelong secret at the heart of his identity: on his death Barry was claimed to be anatomically female and in fact a cross-dresser.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVividly drawn and meticulously researched, The Secret Life of Dr James Barry brings to life one of the most enigmatic figures of the Victorian age, elevating its subject to a latter-day transgender icon - and is a landmark in the art of biography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36229311234201,"sku":"9781408891575","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781408891575.jpg?v=1601405118","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781408891575","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}