Victorian medical short stories centered on graphic surgeries, syphilis, childbirth, and botched operations that shocked contemporary readers.
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Victorian medical short stories centered on graphic surgeries, syphilis, childbirth, and botched operations that shocked contemporary readers.
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When Round the Red Lamp appeared in 1894, readers and reviewers were appalled. Expecting tales in the style of Conan Doyle's popular Sherlock Holmes stories, readers were shocked to find instead harrowing medical stories involving childbirth, syphilis, and botched amputations. Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ, DL (22 May 1859 - 7 July 1930) was a Scottish writer and physician, most noted for creating the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and writing stories about him which are generally co...
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Romance & sex
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Syphilis and childbirth form central medical themes with implied sexual context.
Violence & gore
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Graphic botched amputations, surgical trauma, and visceral medical procedures.
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Extensive suffering from disease, injury, and failed medical interventions.
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