Edward Roberson was the doctor at Ashton-under-Hill for forty years, until his death in 1928. Revered and respected by the men on the farms, he visited his patients on horseback until the day he died. To young Fred Archer he was mystic, a miracle man, mixing his medicines from the herbs that grew on the hill. Though Fred only knew Dr. Roberson at the end of his long life, he was regaled with stories of the doctor which were almost legendary. Here he draws together the many tales, setting down with the sure touch for which he is renowned, the hardships, the tragedies, the fun and the laughter of the doctor's life.