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About the book
Dreaded and reviled by many, these nineteenth-century buildings provide a unique window on how the Victorians housed and treated the mentally ill. Despite initially good intentions, they became warehouses for society's outcasts at a time when cures were rare. Isolated, hidden in the countryside and surrounded by high walls, most have been closed since the 1980s, their original use largely forgotten. In "The Victorian Asylum", Sarah Rutherford gives an insight into their history, their often impo...Show more
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ISBN
9780747806691
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Published year
2008
Language
English
Original title
The Victorian Asylum
Format
Paperback
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