Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Life of Sir Astley Cooper, Bart, Vol. 2 of 2: Interspersed With Sketches From His Note-Books of Distinguished Contemporary Characters
My uncle's instant conviction that his partner Patch was the assassin. Letter from Patch. Murder of Mr. Cooper's neighbour, Mr. Bonar. Nicholson's conduct on coming for Mr. Cooper. Mx. Cooper concludes him to be the murderer. His attempts at committing suicide, and execution. City practice in the time of Mr. Cooper. Letter from Mr. Steer. Mr. Cooper per forms an operation on Mr. Hyatt. His large fee. Character of my uncle as a Surgeon. His remarks on Hunter. His few medicines. His estimation among surgeons. Surreptitious use of Mr. Cooper's name. The Ashley Cooper Board. Strange employment of my uncle's name by a young medical aspirant. Other uses to which it was applied. Anecdote. He pur chases Gadesbridge.
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