Richard Gordon was the pen name used by Gordon Ostlere, an English surgeon and anaesthetist. As Richard Gordon, Ostlere wrote several novels, screenplays for film and television and accounts of popular history, mostly dealing with the practice of medicine. He is most famous for a long series of comic novels on a medical theme starting with Doctor in the House, and the subsequent film, television and stage adaptations. His The Alarming History of Medicine was published in 1993, and he followed this with The Alarming History of Sex.
Genres: General Fiction
Series
Doctor
Doctor in the House (1952)
Doctor at Sea (1953)
Doctor at Large (1955)
Doctor in Love (1957)
Doctor and Son (1959)
Doctor in Clover (1960)
Doctor on Toast (1961)
Doctor in the Swim (1962)
Doctor on the Boil (1970)
Doctor on the Brain (1972)
Doctor in the Nude (1973)
Doctor on the Job (1976)
Doctor in the Nest (1979)
Doctor's Daughters (1981)
Doctor Gordon's Casebook (1982)
Doctor on the Ball (1985)
Doctor in the Soup (1986)
Doctor in the House (1952)
Doctor at Sea (1953)
Doctor at Large (1955)
Doctor in Love (1957)
Doctor and Son (1959)
Doctor in Clover (1960)
Doctor on Toast (1961)
Doctor in the Swim (1962)
Doctor on the Boil (1970)
Doctor on the Brain (1972)
Doctor in the Nude (1973)
Doctor on the Job (1976)
Doctor in the Nest (1979)
Doctor's Daughters (1981)
Doctor Gordon's Casebook (1982)
Doctor on the Ball (1985)
Doctor in the Soup (1986)
Novels
Captain's Table (1954)
Nuts in May (1964)
Love and Sir Lancelot (1965)
Summer of Sir Lancelot (1965)
The Facemaker (1967)
Surgeon at Arms (1968)
Facts of Life (1969)
The Medical Witness (1971)
The Sleep of Life (1975)
Good Neighbours (1976)
The Invisible Victory (1977)
The Private Life of Florence Nightingale (1978)
Happy Families (1978)
Instant Fishing (1979)
Private Life of Jack the Ripper (1980)
Private Life of Doctor Crippen (1981)
A Gentlemen's Club (1988)
The Last of Sir Lancelot (1999)
Nuts in May (1964)
Love and Sir Lancelot (1965)
Summer of Sir Lancelot (1965)
The Facemaker (1967)
Surgeon at Arms (1968)
Facts of Life (1969)
The Medical Witness (1971)
The Sleep of Life (1975)
Good Neighbours (1976)
The Invisible Victory (1977)
The Private Life of Florence Nightingale (1978)
Happy Families (1978)
Instant Fishing (1979)
Private Life of Jack the Ripper (1980)
Private Life of Doctor Crippen (1981)
A Gentlemen's Club (1988)
The Last of Sir Lancelot (1999)
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