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It goes without saying that the desire to accomplish the task with more confidence, to avoid wasting time and labour, and to spare our experimental animals as much as possible, made us strictly observe all the precautions taken by surgeons in respect to their patients.
Charles Palliser

Born: December 11, 1947 (age 78)
Bio: Charles Palliser is a best-selling novelist, American-born but British-based. His most well-known novel, "The Quincunx", has sold over a million copies internationally. He is the elder brother of the late author and freelance journalist Marcus Palliser.
Known for:
- The Quincunx (1989)
- Rustication: A Novel (2004)
- The unburied (1999)
- Betrayals (1994)
- The sensationist (1991)






