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Mark Stevens is a professional archivist who works at the Berkshire Record Office. He looks after the Broadmoor and Fair Mile Hospital archives and writes and talks extensively about Victorian mental health. Life in the Victorian Asylum is his second book, and acts as a companion to Broadmoor toon meer Revealed: Victorian Crime and the Lunatic Asylum (Pen Sword, 2013). toon minder
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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.… (meer)