In My Path

Spine of dj sunned very small tears to top edge, some foxing in the 264pp, vg sewn-in binding, book is a travelogue of experiences - of life in a highland village, of widow & forests, of lunatics, swindlers & hypochondiacs (at first glance may appear to be set in Canberra, but not apparently) Sutherland lived a fascinating talented life - obit info - HALLIDAY G. SUTHERLAND, M.D. Dr. Halliday Sutherland, each known for his work on the control and prevention of tuberculosis and as the author of books which appealed to a wide circle of readers- After graduation Sutherland obtained the post of bacteriologist to the Liverpool Hospital for Diseases of the Chest. where he developed his interest in tuberculin. Later he spent sorer time in Spain, assisting his uncle, who was the doctor in charge of a British medical clinical Huelva. His work in London was interrupted by the first world war, in which he served first in the Royal Navy and then in the Royal Air Force. Many of his views were contentious, but there was no doubt about his sincerity. In 1945 be stood. unsuccessfully. as the Labour candidate for Parliament for the Scottish Universities. and in his address he attacked things done by monopolists, rings. cartels, and vested interests at the cost of human happiness.- During his professional life he wrote many articles and several books about tuberculosis, including Pulmonary Tuberculosis in General Practice (1916) and Tuberculin Handbook (19(6), but his great success as an author began with an autobiography entitled The Arches of the Years. Published in 1932, it ran to 35 English editions and was also translated into eight European languages Other books followed quickly, A Time so Keep, Lows of Life In My Path (1936), Lapland Journey (1938). Hebridean Journey (1939). Southward Journey (1942). Control of Life (1944). Spanish Journey (1948), and High Journey (1956). He was abounding in original ideas. He produced the first health-education cinema film made in Britain Size: 24 Cm.…