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

by Mark Stevens and Mark Stevens

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781593736
• ISBN13: 9781781593738
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Pen and Sword History
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"