Niccola Swan (Foreword), Mark Davis
Voices from the Asylum: West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum
- ISBN 13:
- 9781445621739
- author:
- Niccola Swan (Foreword), Mark Davis
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Amberley Publishing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 96
- Dimensions:
- 23.1 x 16 x 1 cm
- Genre:
- Health, Family & Lifestyle, Medical & Healthcare Practitioners, Other Branches of Medicine
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
The Forgotten Faces of Menston Asylum Tucked away beyond the sight of the passerby, Menston Asylum was a forgotten wilderness, home to 2,861 former patients whose stories were all but lost to time. This book brings to life the lives of those who were incarcerated incorrectly, with as many as 30 per cent of the asylum population wrongly detained. Their fate was a tragic one: abandoned by an intolerant society and their families, they were given a pauper's funeral and forgotten, until now. Looking into the faces of the long dead, it is impossible not to feel a sense of sadness at their plight. This book is a poignant reminder of the darker side of history, and a tribute to those who were forgotten.
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