I’ve had this on my TBR for a while, and when it was recommended by The Rest Is History podcast I decided it was time.

A Rashomon-style story in 17th century England. A Venetian dilettante physician arrives in England nominally to address his father’s collapsing business concerns, but spends very little time on that. He goes on a trip to Oxford, where he gets involved with the local men of science, and treats an old lady whose daughter is then hanged for murder. 20 years...