The Captain of the Men of Death single work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 2019... 2019 The Captain of the Men of Death
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  • Author's note: In his The Life and Death of Mr. Badman, in 1680, John Bunyan described consumption as 'the captain of all these men of death'. In 1901, in the fourth edition of his Principles and Practice of Medicine, William Osler transferred the title to penumonia, describing it as 'the captain of the men of death'.

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    y separately published work icon The Short Story of You and I Richard James Allen , Nedlands : UWA Publishing , 2019 15423852 2019 selected work poetry

    'From long narrative lines to fine-boned, lyrical loops and ties that bind these poems into place, Richard James Allen has taken risks with language that mark this as his most adventurous and significant book to date. --Anthony Lawrence

    'Allen's subject is being itself, and the way our biological and mental dimensions interact, with human intelligence and love being the unifying forces for this interaction. --Adam Aitken' (Publication summary)

    Nedlands : UWA Publishing , 2019     pg. 93-110
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