Asylum
$41.39
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
30 October 2015
Summary
“Perhaps the most honest and haunting accounts of the struggle for mental health in literature.” - Observer
This dramatic memoir recounts an eight-month stay at a Westchester mental hospital in the early 1930s. William Seabrook, a renowned journalist and explorer, voluntarily committed himself to an asylum for treatment of acute alcoholism. His sincere, self-critical appraisal of his experiences offers a highly interesting look at addiction and treatment in the days before Alcoholics …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780486798103 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0486798100 |
| Author: | William Seabrook |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 30 October 2015 |
| Weight: | 343g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 140mm x 216mm |
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William Seabrook
Journalist and explorer William Seabrook (1884-1945) possessed a fascination with the occult that led him across the globe to study magic rituals, train as a witch doctor, and sample human flesh. In addition to publishing more than a dozen books, he wrote for The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Reader’s Digest, and Vanity Fair.
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