Why read The Mysteries of Montreal?

Book cover of The Mysteries of Montreal: Being Recollections of a Female Physician

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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede…

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1 author picked The Mysteries of Montreal as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Tyler R. Tichelaar

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This stands out from City Mysteries novels because it is nonfiction. Charlotte Führer borrows the City Mysteries title to share her true recollections of being a midwife in Montreal, and her real-life experiences are just as shocking as anything in Sue or Reynolds’ novels.

As a midwife, Führer found herself having to keep many secrets since she was frequently called upon to be discreet in delivering illegitimate children in nineteenth-century Montreal. The book is written as a series of stories about different childbirths she was involved in, and she often provides updates on what happened to the…

From Tyler's list on The best nineteenth-century city mysteries novels from a fan.