The Mesmerist: how hypnotism came to Victorian London
Best-selling author Wendy Moore will talk about her new book, The Mesmerist: the society doctor who held Victorian London spellbound, which tells the story of John Elliotson, the esteemed Victorian physician who introduced hypnotism to Victorian Britain. Elliotson’s battle against an entrenched medical profession helps to explain why today hypnotherapy remains on the fringes of mainstream medicine.