The Auto­bi­og­ra­phy of a Quack and the Case of George by S. Weir Mitchell is a fas­ci­nat­ing, satir­i­cal explo­ration of med­ical prac­tices in the 19th cen­tu­ry, told through the eyes of a self-pro­claimed quack doc­tor. The nov­el fol­lows the narrator’s rise in the med­ical world, high­light­ing his dubi­ous meth­ods and the eth­i­cal dilem­mas sur­round­ing his treat­ments. It also includes a sec­ond sto­ry, The Case of George, a psy­cho­log­i­cal case study that delves into the com­plex­i­ties of mind and ill­ness. With its sharp cri­tique of both med­ical prac­tices and soci­etal atti­tudes toward health, this book is an engag­ing read for those inter­est­ed in med­ical his­to­ry, psy­chol­o­gy, and dark­ly humor­ous lit­er­a­ture.