The Cape doctor : a novel
Title:
The Cape doctor : a novel
Author:
Levy, E. J. (Ellen J.), author.
ISBN:
9780316536585
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Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
ix, 337 pages ; 25 cm
Abstract:
A novel inspired by the life of Dr. James Miranda Barry follows a penniless Irish girl who adopts the identity of a boy in order to enter medical school, and embracing the freedom of living life as a man, becomes one of the most well-respected physicians in nineteenth-century Cape Town.
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