The Mysterious Life of Dr Barry

A Surgeon Unlike Any Other

by Lisa Williamson

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Pub Date Mar 12 2024 | Archive Date Dec 20 2023

Pushkin Press | Pushkin Children's Books

Children's Nonfiction

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Description

The remarkable true story of Margaret Anne Bulkley - aka Dr James Barry - a surgeon who lived as a man for their entire life

Margaret Anne Bulkey desperately wants to be a surgeon - but only men can train as doctors.

Fifty years later, Dr James Barry is famous, serving as Inspector General of Hospitals throughout the British Empire. A brilliant surgeon, bold reformer and prickly individual known for his fierce tempter, he fought a duel in South Africa and clashed with Florence Nightingale in the Crimea.

But Dr Barry has a secret that he is determined no one should every learn...