Collection: Doldrum & Tedium
Mildred the Apothecary Recommends: A selection of brain-boosting tomes



Alleviate doldrum and tedium with the Old Op’s collection of hand-picked volumes.
Immerse yourself in the medicine and surgery of bygone eras, the personal narratives of remarkable individuals, and the uses of herbs and botanicals.
Warning: Side effects may include time travel, teleportation and general knowledge expansion.
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Sick of It by Sophie Harman
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The Garden Apothecary: Recipes, Remedies and Rituals by Christine Iverson
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ST&G’s Craftily Conjured Great British Folklore and Superstition Map
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ST&G's Great British History Map
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The Lone Wolf's Self-Help Guide to Self-Help by Dani Oledzki
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Fighting for Life: The Twelve Battles that Made Our NHS, and the Struggle for Its Future by Isabel Hardman
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All That Remains: A Life in Death by Sue Black
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The Honourable Doctor by Nick Black
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Plague-Busters: Medicine's Battles with History's Deadliest Diseases by Lindsey Fitzharris and Adrian Teal
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Written in Bone by Sue Black
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Vital Organs: A History of the World's Most Famous Body Parts by Suzie Edge
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Liberty over London Bridge by Margaret Willes
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Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage by Rachel E. Gross
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This Is Going To Hurt by Adam Kay
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The Knife Man: Blood, Body-Snatching and the Birth of Modern Surgery by Wendy Moore
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The Italian Boy: Murder and Grave-robbery in 1830s London by Sarah Wise
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Old English Medical Remedies: Mandrake, Wormwood and Raven's Eye by Sinead Spearing
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The Sick Rose: Or; Disease and the Art of Medical Illustration by Richard Barnett
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The Midwife by Susan Cohen
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The NHS: Britain's National Health Service, 1948-2020 by Susan Cohen
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The Making of Mr Gray's Anatomy: Bodies, Books, Fortune, Fame by Ruth Richardson
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Maladies and Medicine: Exploring Health and Healing, 1540 - 1740 by Dr Jennifer Evans & Dr Sara Read
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Necropolis: London and Its Dead by Catharine Arnold
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The Medical Detective by Sandra Hempel
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