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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Tempus Pub Ltd
Publication date
January 30, 2005
Pages
319
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780752419725
ISBN-10
0752419722
Dimensions
1.50 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
1.62 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$35.00
Summaries and Reviews
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What was it like to be insane in the Georgian England of Mary Wollstonecraft and Coleridge? Indeed, how was the most famous mad person of the centuryÂShelleyâs Âold, mad, blind, despised kingâ George IIIÂtreated before his final descent into insanity in 1808? The best-selling popular historian, Roy Porter, looks at the bizarre and savage practices used by doctors for treating those afflicted by manias, ranging from huge doses of opium, blood-letting, and cold water immersion to beatings, confinement in cages, and blistering. The author also reveals how BethlemÂthe London asylum created to care for the mentally sick of the capitalÂwas riddled with sadism and embezzlement, and if that wasnât dehumanizing enough, ogling sightseers were permitted entryÂfor a fee of course.
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Hardcover
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from Tempus Pub Ltd (January 30, 2005)
9780752419725 | details & prices | 319 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.50 in. | 1.62 lbs | List price $35.00
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Paperback
from Tempus Pub Ltd (April 1, 2006)
9780752437309 | details & prices | 430 pages | 5.00 × 7.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $16.95
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