Doctor In The House
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 16th pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
What happens when a hapless, pleasure-seeking young man stumbles into the brutally competitive world of 1950s British medical school? Doctor in the House answers with riotous comic precision, following the misadventures of Simon Sparrow, a well-meaning but thoroughly unprepared medical student navigating the chaos of anatomy labs, terrifying senior consultants, and the irresistible pull of idle distraction. Richard Gordon chronicles Sparrow's journey through St. Swithin's Hospital with the sharp wit of an insider — Gordon himself trained as a doctor — crafting a world that is simultaneously absurd and achingly recognisable to anyone who has survived formal education. At its heart, this is a comic masterpiece that uses the medical profession as a lens to satirise British class, institutional pomposity, and the universal anxiety of finding one's place in the world. Gordon's prose is crisp, urbane, and effortlessly funny, demonstrating a rare gift for turning the grimly clinical into the gloriously farcical. First published in 1952, the novel launched one of the most beloved comedy series in British literature and inspired a celebrated film adaptation — yet its wit remains as surgically sharp today as ever, leaving the reader to wonder how Simon Sparrow could possibly survive what comes next.
Author: Richard Gordon
Format: Hardback
Published: 1953, Michael Joseph
Genre: Humour
Edition: 16th pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
What happens when a hapless, pleasure-seeking young man stumbles into the brutally competitive world of 1950s British medical school? Doctor in the House answers with riotous comic precision, following the misadventures of Simon Sparrow, a well-meaning but thoroughly unprepared medical student navigating the chaos of anatomy labs, terrifying senior consultants, and the irresistible pull of idle distraction. Richard Gordon chronicles Sparrow's journey through St. Swithin's Hospital with the sharp wit of an insider — Gordon himself trained as a doctor — crafting a world that is simultaneously absurd and achingly recognisable to anyone who has survived formal education. At its heart, this is a comic masterpiece that uses the medical profession as a lens to satirise British class, institutional pomposity, and the universal anxiety of finding one's place in the world. Gordon's prose is crisp, urbane, and effortlessly funny, demonstrating a rare gift for turning the grimly clinical into the gloriously farcical. First published in 1952, the novel launched one of the most beloved comedy series in British literature and inspired a celebrated film adaptation — yet its wit remains as surgically sharp today as ever, leaving the reader to wonder how Simon Sparrow could possibly survive what comes next.