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Edward Roberson was the doctor at Ashton-under-Hill for 40 years, until his death in 1928. Revered and reputed by the men on the farms, he frequented his patients on horseback until the day he passed away. To young Fred Archer he was a mystic, a miracle man, mixing up his drugs from the herbal selections that grew on the hill. However the villagers liked him - for all those his faults, he was kindly and benevolent, never sending his invoice to the poor but relying on their votes when he stood for the Region Council. Though Fred only understood Dr Roberson at the end of his long life, he was regaled with reviews of the doctor which were almost renowned. Here he attracts together the many tales, setting down with the sure touch for which he's renowned the hardships, the tragedies, the fun, and the laughter of the doctor's life.
