The Victorian asylum
Rutherford, Sarah2008
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The Victorian lunatic asylum has a special place in history. Dreaded & reviled by many, these 19th-century buildings provide a unique window on how the Victorians housed & treated the mentally ill. Despite good intentions, they became warehouses for society's outcasts at a time when cures were far fewer than hoped for.
Main title:
The Victorian asylum / Sarah Rutherford.
Author:
Imprint:
Botley : Shire, 2008.
Collation:
56 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map, ports. ; 22 cm.
Series title:
Shire library ; no. 461
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 53) and index.
ISBN:
9780747806691 (pbk)
Dewey class:
362.210941362.21362.2109LOC 362.21362.210941 RUT
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
330843