The British and Foreign Medico-Chirurgical Review, Vol. 47

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Excerpt from The British and Foreign Medico-Chirurgical Review, Vol. 47: Or Quarterly Journal of Practical Medicine and Surgery, January April, 1871 Professor Rollrston's long-promised work has at length appeared. This volume, from its intrinsic importance as well as the distinguished position and reputation of its author, demands special examination and candid criticism. Our first impression is one of disappointment. We had hoped for a book which, while it faithfully reproduced the accepted results of previous workers, should yet bear the stamp of originality, which should be written in a style of clear composition unburdened by needless technicalities, and which, lastly, should be of use, not merely to members of Professor Rolleston's class, but to all persons who can understand the English language. Now what do we find? Professor Rolleston's book can scarcely, even by the most partial Oxford friend, be termed original: its best points are borrowed from Gegenbaur's 'Grundziige der Vegleich ende Anatomiethe style bristles with the most recondite terms of Germanic origin, while each sentence, probably from a laudable desire to save space, has been compressed into so narrow a compass that sense is too often sacrificed to brevity. Finally, as the illustrative specimens exist in the Oxford Museum only, we fear that few but Oxford men can derive much benefit from a perusal of the book. We now proceed to consider it in detail. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.