Life in the Victorian Asylum

Life in the Victorian Asylum
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Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Total Pages : 204
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ISBN-10 : 9781473842373
ISBN-13 : 1473842379
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Book Synopsis Life in the Victorian Asylum by : Mark Stevens

Download or read book Life in the Victorian Asylum written by Mark Stevens and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vivid portrait of the day-to-day experience in the public asylums of nineteenth-century England, by the bestselling author of Broadmoor Revealed. Life in the Victorian Asylum reconstructs the lost world of nineteenth-century public asylums. This fresh take on the history of mental health reveals why county asylums were built, the sort of people they housed, and the treatments they received, as well as the enduring legacy of these remarkable institutions. Mark Stevens, a professional archivist, and expert on asylum records, delves into Victorian mental health hospital documents to recreate the experience of entering an asylum and being treated there—perhaps for a lifetime. Praise for Broadmoor Revealed “Superb.” —Family Tree magazine “Detailed and thoughtful.” —Times Literary Supplement “Paints a fascinating picture.” —Who Do You Think You Are? magazine


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