The Visit of the Royal Physician
Original title: Livläkarens besök
by Per Olov Enquist
Translated from the Swedish by Tiina Nunnally
- Publication
- English translation 2002
- ISBNs
- 9781860469497, 9780099447054
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When Christian VII, young, mad and highly impressionable, assumes the Danish throne, many seek to control the new king, capitalizing on his mental frailty to advance their own interests. Two men stand out: Struensee, the court physician and Guldberg, the religious fanatic.
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