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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The English Malady; or, a Treatise of Nervous Diseases of all Kinds, as Spleen, Vapours, Lowness of Spirits, Hypochondriacal, and Hysterical Distempers |
| Reference | Log.132.O |
| Library | The Library Company of Philadelphia |
| Date | 1733 |
| Author | Cheyne, George |
| Publisher / Printer / Lithographer | Strahan, G. |
| Place of Creation | London, England |
| Description | Cheyne's best known work - an early exposition of nervous diseases and the hypochondria from which he himself suffered. |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Theme(s) | Health and Hygiene |
| Keywords | hypochondria, nerves, diet, alcohol, disease, cure, herbs, exercise, hysteria, fever, gout, epilepsy, rheumatism, colic, asthma |
| Additional Information | George Cheyne was a successful London practitioner, until ill-health and corpulence forced him to abandon the bon vivant tone of his early life and habits in the City, and to adopt a more sombre tone in which he decried the evils of luxury and extolled the benefits of moderation. |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Library Company of Philadelphia’s catalogue, and 'An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform', compiled by Christopher Hoolihan. |
| Copyright | The Library Company of Philadelphia |