Doctor in the Swim

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Doctor in the Swim
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First edition
Author Richard Gordon
Country United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Series Doctor series
GenreComedy
Publisher Michael Joseph
Publication date
1962
Media typePrint
Preceded by Doctor on Toast  
Followed by The Summer of Sir Lancelot  

Doctor in the Swim is a 1962 comedy novel by the British writer Richard Gordon. [1] It is part of the long-running Doctor series, and follows the womanising Doctor Grimsdyke as he gets into a number of scrapes.

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References

  1. Pringle p.227

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