“A fascinating insight into the country’s most famous asylum for criminals” which reveals Victorian England’s care and management of the mentally ill (Y

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Disorder Contained is the first historical account of the complex relationship between prison discipline and mental breakdown in England and Ireland. Between 18

Winner of the 2017 Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime Book! From the internationally bestselling author, a deeply researched and atmospheric murder mystery of late

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