Blessed Days of Anaesthesia - Snow, Stephanie J. (Research Associate, Centre for the History of Science, Technology a Medicine, University of Manchester)

Among the great discoveries of the nineteenth century, few offer a more fascinating insight into Victorian society than the new science of anaesthesia. This vivid and engaging history reveals how the worlds of Victorian medics, moralists, and clergymen were plunged into turmoil and debate by the discovery and introduction of anaesthetic medicine.