Confessions of a water-patient : in a letter to W. Harrison Ainsworth, Esq.

  • Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873.
Date:
1845
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Credit: Confessions of a water-patient : in a letter to W. Harrison Ainsworth, Esq. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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