A Canterbury Tale. The autobiography of Dr. Francis Bennett

A Canterbury Tale. The autobiography of Dr. Francis Bennett

Hardback very good condition, front end paper corner clipped, dust jacket sun faded spine, scuffed and rubbed.

ISBN 9780195580655
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Wellington, 1980
249 pages, 11 b/w photos

Bennett, a Doctor born in Christchurch served the mining communities of the West Coast but also in both world wars. The autobiography of Dr Bennett covers his life from childhood, brief WWI experiences, return to medical studies then practice, off to war again in the Pacific and on a hospital ship, with a specialist practice post-war. Written at the end of a full and varied life tells of his country childhood, the years at medical school in Dunedin, as a general practitioner, his contribution to obstetric research (Canterbury Hospital Board), and also the story of a soldier as Dr. Bennett served in both World Wars.

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