Scurvy, a disease often associated with long stretches of maritime travel, generated sensations exceeding the standard of what was normal. Eyes dazzled, skin was morbidly sensitive, emotions veered between disgust and delight. In this book, Jonathan Lamb presents an intellectual history of scurvy unlike any other, probing the speechless encounter w "An amazing piece of scholarship and wit, and a spectacular piece of penmanship. . . . The intricate inter-weavings drawn by Lamb between mental conditions that relate to disease, literary modes and voyaging are utterly fascinating."---Jeanette Hoorn, Australian Historical Studies