The Trade in Lunacy
Download or Read eBook The Trade in Lunacy PDF written by William Ll. Parry-Jones and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : William Ll. Parry-Jones |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 379 |
| Release | : 2013-10-28 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781135031411 |
| ISBN-13 | : 113503141X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Trade in Lunacy by : William Ll. Parry-Jones
Book excerpt: First published in 2006. A private madhouse can be defined as a privately owned establishment for the reception and care of insane persons, conducted as a business proposition for the personal profit of the proprietor or proprietors. The history of such establishments in England and Wales can be traced for a period of over three and a half centuries, from the early seventeenth century up to the present day. This volume is a study of private madhouses in England in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
