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A Nasty Case of the Vapours

Vivienne Parry explores the symptomatology afflicting the Victorian literary heroine in the 19th century. From October 2007.

Vivienne Parry explores the lives, deaths and immune systems of heroines of English literature through the eyes of modern medicine. She takes an unusual look at great British novels by distinguishing plot devices from real medicine, finding out much about Victorian depiction of illness in the process.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 15 Aug 2017 01:30
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  • Thu 25 Oct 2007 11:30
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  • Sun 6 Apr 2008 13:30
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  • Mon 14 Aug 2017 06:30
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  • Tue 15 Aug 2017 01:30
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