Doctor On Toast
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (519 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1842324985 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Clearly an incredibly versatile writer, he will, however, always be best known for his comic tone coupled with remarkable powers of observation inherent in the hilarious 'Doctor' series. His 'Great Medical Mysteries' and 'Great Medical Discoveries' concern the stranger aspects of the medical profession, whilst 'The Private Life' series takes a deeper look at individual figures within their specific medical and historical setting. 'Mr Gordon is in his way the P
His much-anticipated cruise is an unmitigated disaster and his role as Sir Lancelot's biographer leads them both into misadventure in the extreme. He falls in love with a model, only to find she is already married. With such potential pitfalls, it is not surprising that Grimsdyke and Sir Lancelot avoid imprisonment by only the narrowest of margins.. In this riotously funny comedy Dr Grimsdyke's genius for disaster is given full rein. And then there is the hypochondriac the Bishop of Wincanton, the murder specialist Dr Mcfiggie, not to mention the most alarming girl from Paris
'I wish some more solemn novelists had half Mr Gordon's professional skills' - Julian Symonds, Sunday Times . Many of these are based on these experiences in the medical profession and are all told with the rye wit and candid humour that have become his hallmark. His 'Great Medical Mysteries' and 'Great Medical Discoveries' concern the stranger aspects of the medical profession, whilst 'The Private Life' series takes a deeper look at individual figures within their specific medical and historical setting. About the Author Richard Gordon is best-known for his hilarious 'Doctor' books and the long-running television series they inspired. 'Mr Gordon is in his way the P G Wodehouse of the general hospitals' - The Daily Telegraph. They have proved enduringly successful and have been adapted into both film and TV. In 1952, before leaving medical practice in 1952 to take up writing full time and
Doctor Series M. Hunter This series is well written. It has many laugh out loud moments. Excellent series that should rank with James Herriot's All Creatures Great And Small.