An Introduction to the History of General Surgery

history. The biographies vary in length from short paragraphs to several pages, and wherever possible they tell us about a person's hobbies as well as his professional interests. Perhaps one should say that too little attention is occasionally paid to the latter and that the compilers are somewhat idiosyncratic in their treatment of personal bibliographies. But in general the job is very neatly done and should act as a sound base for future biographers and historians. An appendix is included of biographies omitted from previous volumes. E. GASKELL