Round the Red Lamp: Being Facts and Fancies of Medical Life
Where doctors confront life, death, and the moral shadows of science.
About this book
Step into the shadowed consulting room and the bright operating theatre alike with this gripping collection that blends clinical realism, moral drama, and uncanny mystery. Drawing on his years as a physician, Conan Doyle peels back the curtain on medical life—narrating cases that range from sober, humanizing sketches of duty and sacrifice to tales where scientific observation collides with chilling, almost Gothic surprises. Crisp, compassionate, and unflinchingly observant, these stories linger long after the final page, offering both engrossing entertainment and a thoughtful meditation on the frailty of the human body and the mysteries medicine can reveal.