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Broadmoor Revealed: Victorian Crime And The Lunatic Asylum (2000)

by Mark Stevens(Favorite Author)

3.34 of 5 Votes: 4

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review 1: This engaging page-turner offers a great deal to its readers. Those looking for details on Victorian criminals will find an interesting viewpoint in this book. Those looking for a review of compassionate care of the mentally ill would do well to begin with this book, and then wonder how we could have strayed so far. History buffs will find this volume an excellent "slice-of-life" resource. What I found most interesting about Broadmoor Revealed are the stories I didn't expect to find. In fact, because of this book I discovered the astonishing artwork of Richard Dadd. What a treat! This is one of the few books I've read recently that I'd give a higher rating to if I could. Well-written, informative, surprising, entertaining and a true story? Well done Mark Ste... morevens!
review 2: An engaging, if not completely absorbing, read. Nice bibliography at the end. Stevens does a nice job evoking what the daily life of the typical Broadmoor patient was like during the Victorian era. It seems they were treated not only humanely, but well -- much different than the impressions I had for that time. I guess my impressions were derived from Moore's FROM HELL, or something. It seems Broadmoor was a benevolent place that often did its patients good. It couldn't cure everyone, of course, but the directors (particularly Orange) clearly cared about the patients. less

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