Dr. John J. Ross is a physician at Brigham and Women’s and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. In his fascinating new book, he examines the effects of illnesses on the works of literature’s greatest writers, from Milton’s blindness to the sickness that wiped out the Brontës and the treatment that may have killed Yeats.
The Brookline Booksmith Book Club has been sharing great books for 10 years. It normally meets on the 2nd Monday of each month, at 7:30 pm in our Writer's and Reader's Room. No need to sign up, just show up.
