The Surgeon of Gough Square by Bernard Capes
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By Bernard Capes · First published 1897 · Genre: Historical Fiction, Adventure, Medical Fiction · 2,514 words
First lines
He was a young man, but appearing careworn and prematurely aged. His face had a spoiled and dingy look such as an actor's bears by daylight, when for the paint and glow and glamour of the boards are substituted the grey and gripping realities of existence. The fruitlessness of all hope, of all cheery effort, seemed typified for him in the stagnant November fog which brooded over the City without. As he gazed through his window into the dreary murk, the dull roar which reached his ears from Fleet Street and its adjacent market sounded to him like the boom of surf to a castaway in a desolate land. He was stranded, he felt, among the waste places of life, and no prospect of release was ever more to be his.
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Genres
- Historical Fiction — The book is a part of the 'Historical Vignettes' series, indicating that it brings historical periods to life through fictional narratives.
- Adventure — The title suggests the central character might undertake surgical interventions, which could be set in a challenging, adventurous context.
- Medical Fiction — The title references a surgeon, implying the medical field plays an important role in the book's plot.
- Biographical Fiction — Considering the title, the story might be based on the life of a surgeon living in Gough square, hence suggesting an element of biographical fiction.
Tags
historical fiction · medical drama · Victorian era · London setting · doctor protagonist · surgery · patients · clinical practice · historical figures · social commentary · mystery · thriller
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- Work type: Novella
- Author: Bernard Capes
- Date: 1897 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Adventure, Medical Fiction, Biographical Fiction
- Length: 2,514 words
- Structure: 1 section, 57 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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