The remarkable true story of Margaret Anne Bulkley - aka Dr James Barry - a surgeon who lived as a man for their entire life
Margaret Anne Bulkey desperately wants to be a surgeon - but only men can train as doctors.
Fifty years later, Dr James Barry is famous, serving as Inspector General of Hospitals throughout the British Empire. A brilliant surgeon, bold reformer and prickly individual known for his fierce tempter, he fought a duel in South Africa and clashed with Florence Nightingale in the Crimea.
But Dr Barry has a secret that he is determined no one should every learn...
| ISBN: | 9781782692782 |
| Publication date: | 5th November 2020 |
| Author: | Lisa Williamson |
| Illustrator: | Amerigo Pinelli |
| Publisher: | Pushkin Children's Books an imprint of Pushkin Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 137 pages |
| Series: | True Adventures |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography History Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: LGBTQ+ Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism |
The remarkable true story of Margaret Anne Bulkley - aka Dr James Barry - a surgeon who lived as a man for their entire life
Margaret Anne Bulkey desperately wants to be a surgeon - but only men can train as doctors.
Fifty years later, Dr James Barry is famous, serving as Inspector General of Hospitals throughout the British Empire. A brilliant surgeon, bold reformer and prickly individual known for his fierce tempter, he fought a duel in South Africa and clashed with Florence Nightingale in the Crimea.
But Dr Barry has a secret that he is determined no one should every learn...
The Mysterious Life of Dr Barry features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, History, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: LGBTQ+, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism
The Mysterious Life of Dr Barry is available in Paperback
The Mysterious Life of Dr Barry was written by Lisa Williamson and published by Pushkin Children's Books an imprint of Pushkin Press
The Mysterious Life of Dr Barry has 137 pages
Yes it is part of True Adventures series