Richard L. Gordon Book order

Richard Gordon, the pen name of an English surgeon and anaesthetist, gained fame for a series of comic novels centered on the practice of medicine. His early works, set in a fictional London teaching hospital, were characterized by wit and an apparently autobiographical insight into the medical world. Later novels incorporated more sexual innuendo and farce, contributing to their significant popularity. Beyond his fictional narratives, Gordon also authored accessible histories of medicine and other varied subjects, establishing a diverse literary legacy.