The Victorian Asylum by Sarah Rutherford

The Victorian Asylum

Shire Library

Sarah Rutherford

56 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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The Victorian lunatic asylum has a special place in history. 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 ...

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