Blood, Guts, and Nasty Cuts

Name: Blood, Guts, and Nasty Cuts
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ISBN: 9780241777558

A Thrilling Guide to the History of Medicine

Dr Alanna Skuse

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English

DK Children
15 September 2026

History & the past: general interest (Children's&YA); Science & technology: general interest (Children's&YA); Educational: History

An illustrated guide to the grisly, gory, and fascinating history of medicine

Want to know why Victorian doctors never washed their clothes? Who to call for a bad case of medieval bewitchment? Or how to cure the plague by staring at a toad?

Blood, Guts, and Nasty Cuts is a whistle-stop tour of the grisly, glorious, and ingeniously inventive history of medicine, all the way from the ancient world right up to the twenty-first century. Immerse yourself in blood, boils, and bandages as you uncover how to treat tumours, battle bacterial infections and rustle up home remedies. Plus, along the way, meet swashbuckling surgeons, mad physicians, cunning lady herbalists, and - most importantly - some very brave patients!

Dipping into history's major medical events (move over COVID 19, the Black Plague is here), this book covers ancient operations, medieval maladies, and wartime cures. You'll uncover the medicine made by mistake, the out-there experimenters who used themselves as test subjects, and how some crazy cures have actually been shown to really work today. It's a journey not for the faint-hearted!

By: Dr Alanna Skuse
Imprint: DK Children
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 286mm, Width: 232mm,
ISBN: 9780241777558
ISBN 10: 0241777550
Pages: 80
Publication Date: 15 September 2026
Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Dr. Alanna Skuse is a lecturer in English Literature at the University of Reading, where she specialises in historical writing about the body and medicine. Her previous books include The Surgeon, the Midwife, the Quack- how to stay alive in Renaissance England.