Medicine

The Gold-Headed Cane

by William Macmichael

A gold-headed cane tells its own story in this little book of 1827, passing from hand to hand among five famous London physicians, from John Radcliffe to Matthew Baillie. The cane is real, and is kept at the Royal College of Physicians. This edition has an introduction by William Osler.

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Reading time

About 3 hr 20 min

Where to find it

The Medicine Room

Edition

Project Gutenberg, eBook #53557. In the public domain in the United States.