Compton J Burnett Libros

Focusing on liver diseases, this 1891 publication offers a thorough and informative examination that remains relevant and practical today. Its historical significance is underscored by the scarcity and rising costs of early medical texts. The book is being republished in a modern, affordable edition, preserving the original text and illustrations for contemporary readers.

A ruthless satire of power struggles and petty economies, Manservant and Maidservant exposes the violence and cruelty at the core of Victorian family life.

A brief account of the therapeutic wonders of gold in many diseases, beautifully co-related by clinical quotes and references.

'Shrewd, sly, mordantly funny and magnificently odd, few literary voices are as distinctive, or as entertaining, as Ivy Compton-Burnett's. To see a novel of hers back in print is always a cause for celebration' - Sarah Waters

The electrically witty story of a headmistress struggling to retain an iron grip on the hidden plots and allegiances in her girls' school, reissued for the first time in decades.

A radical thinker, one of the rare modern heretics, said Mary McCarthy of Ivy Compton-Burnett, in whose austere, savage, and bitingly funny novels anything can happen and no one will ever escape. The long, endlessly surprising conversational duels at the center of Compton-Burnett's works are confrontations between the unspoken and the unspeakable, and in them the dynamics of power and desire are dramatized as nowhere else. New York Review Books is reissuing two of the finest novels of this singular modern genius—works that look forward to the blacky comic inventions of Muriel Spark as much as they do back to the drawing rooms of Jane Austen.A House and Its Head is Ivy Compton-Burnett's subversive look at the politics of family life, and perhaps the most unsparing of her novels. No sooner has Duncan Edgeworth's wife died than he takes a new, much younger bride whose willful ways provoke a series of transgressions that begins with adultery and ends, much to everyone's relief, in murder.

Focusing on the unique characteristics of the uterus, this work explores its role as a living organ with distinct functions, particularly in its early stages. It provides insights into the virgin womb's purpose of remaining unobtrusive while maintaining health. The book delves into women's organ diseases, offering valuable information that remains relevant and practical today. Originally published in 1897, it is part of a collection of classic works being republished in affordable, high-quality editions, preserving the original text and illustrations.

Tumours have been mostly considered to be surgical disorders by the old school. Homeopathy on the other hand has much to offer in this field after so many years of clinical practice. Dr Clarke has suggested the importance of homeopathic treatment in cases of tumours especially with the help of beautifully illustrated cases, the breast being a common region for tumours has been dealt with in detail. A separate chapter on the cancer nosodes has also been included special advice regarding diet and exercise for a cancer patient has been included in a separate chapter.

Another small book by Dr Burnett -- dealing with fevers and blood poisoning cases with special reference to the use of Pyrogenium as the remedy. A valuable commentary on the utility of Pyrogenium in septic fevers and it's comparison to the other commonly indicated remedies. Burnett has included detailed case notes and gives a history of how and why he came to experiment with Pyrogenium, firstly on himself and then on Patients -- a fascinating read.

A homeopath is approached everyday by anxious parents, who have been advised by their doctors to have the tonsils of their children operated at the earliest- An average human being still prefers their children to get well without restoring to surgery. This is a useful treatise on the homeopathic treatment of enlarged tonsils, the book serves to develop the right concepts and approach. Pocket sized and really simple to comprehend, the entire account is both thought provoking and analytical. A useful commentary on the homeopathic management of enlarged tonsils supplemented by case records & quotes from eminent homeopaths.