Publisher's Synopsis
"The school of St. Margaret's Hospital was for-tunate in its lecturer on Medical Jurisprudence, or Forensic Medicine, as it is sometimes described. At some schools the lecturer on this subject is ap-pointed apparently for the reason that he lacks the qualifications to lecture on any other. But with us it was very different: John Thorndyke was not only an enthusiast, a man of profound learning and great reputation, but he was an exceptional teacher, lively and fascinating in style and of end-less resources. Every remarkable case that had ever been reported he appeared to have at his fingers' ends; every fact-chemical, physical, bio-logical, or even historical-that could in any way be twisted into a medico-legal significance, was pressed into his service; and his own varied and curious experiences seemed as inexhaustible as the widow's curse."
