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    Life in the Victorian Asylum: The World of Nineteenth Century Mental Health Care

    By Mark Stevens

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    Life in the Victorian Asylum reconstructs the lost world of the 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, the best-selling author of Broadmoor Revealed, is a professional archivist and expert on asylum records. In this book, he delves into Victorian mental health archives to recreate the experience of entering an asylum and being treated there, perhaps for a lifetime. 

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPen and Sword
    Release dateOct 30, 2014
    ISBN9781473842380
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    Life in the Victorian Asylum: The World of Nineteenth Century Mental Health Care
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    Mark Stevens

    Mark Stevens was the art critic for Newsweek between 1977 and 1988 and then moved to the New Republic (1988-95) and New York Magazine (1995-2006). He is the author of a novel, Summer in the City (1984). In 2007-08, Mark was a Cullman Fellow at the New York Public Library.

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      historical-places-events, historical-research, historical-setting, nonfiction*****My only exposure to British lunatic asylums has been through historical novels written by both good researchers and lax ones. Of course, I have also read Nellie Bly's account "10 Days in a Madhouse" regarding similar issues in America. It appears as a pamphlet written in the style of a Madison Avenue promotional promising a positive experience and accommodations for those whose families can pay as well as those from the poor house or the work house. As one who graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1968, I have had cause to observe abandoned places of that era, worked through the development of medicinal treatments, and can attest to the current placement of too many mentally ill in jails. I thought that this was an excellent read!I requested and received a free ebook copy from Pen & Sword/Pen & Sword History via NetGalley. Thank you! I plan to purchase a copy for my shelves.