DESCRIPTION:
The sound of knocking on the front door roused Dr Alfred Leach from sleep. It had been just a few hours after he had celebrated the New Year. The doctor recognised the young woman waiting on his doorstep as a patient’s servant. Before Annie Fulcher had a chance to speak, Dr Leach groaned and wondered whether Edwin Bartlett was truly sick this time or if it was just another one of his “notions”. Annie replied, “I know nothing about it. Mrs Bartlett only tells me he is dead”...
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton
Narration, additional audio editing, script editing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.
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What You’re Here For by Moments
Layers by Caleb Etheridge
Lord Of The Dead by CJ0
The Recovery by CJ0
The Diary by CJ0
Negative Thoughts by Craig Allen Fravel
The Arctic by Gold Coast
Spooked by jshirts
Unexpected Turn by Moments
Ocean Shadows by Chelsea McGough
Cocoon Of Light by Phillip Mount
Sussex by Stephen Keech
Introspection by Shimmer
DeadEnds by Wicked Cinema
Extinction by Wicked Cinema
Rogue Asset by Wicked Cinema
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BOOKS
The Story Of My Life by Sir Edward Clarke
In the Interests of Science: Adelaide Bartlett and the Pimlico Poisoning by Kate Clarke
Regina v Bartlett and Dyson
The Life of Sir Edward Clarke by Derek Walker Smith
LEGISLATION DOCUMENTS
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/45-46/75/enacted
ONLINE SOURCES
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(02)07006-X/fulltext
https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/opinion/syphilis-and-the-use-of-mercury
https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/history-syphilis-part-two-treatments-cures-and-legislation#:~:text=Mercury%20is%20also%20highly%20toxic,rather%20than%20the%20disease%20itself.