Osler's Bedside Library

Sir William Osler often referred to his bed-side library, classic works meant to inspire one to be a great doctor with even greater humanity. This unique volume features excerpts from the literary masterpieces Osler himself recommended to his students and colleagues plus 20 other great works chosen by today's physicians. Each excerpt is accompanied by commentary from a leading scholar in medical humanities. Featured Classics: Plutarch's LivesReligio MediciShakespeare's Othello, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, and various SonnetsMontaigneMarcus AureliusEpictetusDon QuixoteEmersonOliver Wendell HolmesOld and New TestamentsRobert BurnsJohn KeatsGeorge EliotCharles DickensSir Arthur Conan DoyleSarah Orne JewettRobert Louis StevensonBoccaccioRabelaisRobert BurtonBen FranklinErasmusMaimonides PascalVoltaireIbsenMolireGeorge Bernard ShawDefoe's Journal of the Plague YearAvicenna