{"product_id":"2026100012336-secondhand-doctor-in-the-house","title":"Doctor In The House","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: repr.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Damaged\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: dj: chipped and worn with moderate loss. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoctor in the House is a riotously funny and warmly observed comic novel that plunges the reader headfirst into the chaotic world of St. Swithin's Hospital, where the hapless medical student Simon Sparrow navigates the terrifying gauntlet of examinations, formidable surgeons, and the bewildering maze of human anatomy. Richard Gordon chronicles Sparrow's misadventures with a razor-sharp wit and an insider's eye, painting a vivid portrait of the gruelling, absurd, and often hilarious passage from wide-eyed student to qualified physician. The novel captures the camaraderie, the panic, and the dark humour that bind a generation of young men together under the crushing pressure of medical training in post-war Britain.\n\nGordon, himself a qualified doctor and anaesthetist, writes with an authenticity that gives the comedy genuine weight, grounding every farcical situation in the recognisable anxieties of ambition and inadequacy. First published in 1952, the novel launched one of British literature's most beloved comic series and went on to inspire a hugely successful film franchise. Its enduring appeal lies in Gordon's ability to find universal human truth in the very particular world of medicine — leaving the reader to wonder, with equal measures of relief and dread, just who exactly is in charge of our health.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51022675640539,"sku":"2026100012336-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/1b1b65ef-3cd0-4ce2-ba6b-6b43c8cb2a6a.png?v=1793665508","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100012336-secondhand-doctor-in-the-house","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}