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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Walk Through History: Discover Victorian London by Christopher Winn
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Mr Hammond and the Poetic Apprentice by Mellany Ambrose
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Divided: Racism, Medicine and Why We Need to Decolonise Healthcare by Annabel Sowemimo
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The Great Dead Body Teachers: An adventure into the world of anatomy and dissection by Jackie Dent
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Immaculate Forms: Uncovering the History of Women's Bodies by Helen King
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The Smile Stealers: The Fine and Foul Art of Dentistry
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Black Victorians: Hidden in History by Keshia N. Abraham & John Woolf
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The History of Medicine by Mark Jackson
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Kay's Marvellous Medicine: A Gross and Gruesome History of the Human Body
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A Sick History of Medicine by Jelena Poleksic (Illustrated by Ella Kasperowicz)
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Sick of It by Sophie Harman
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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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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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The Liquid History: Illustrated Guide to London's greatest pubs
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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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Old English Medical Remedies: Mandrake, Wormwood and Raven's Eye by Sinead Spearing
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