Introduction; Chapter 1 The commercialization of care; Chapter 2 Starting a family business; Chapter 3 The asylum and moral reform; Chapter 4 Madness and the Victorian family; Chapter 5 Mid-Victorian prosperity; Chapter 6 The fourth generation; Chapter 7 The protection of private care; Conclusion; Bibliography Index;
Charlotte MacKenzie
`The work is carefully argued, lucidly presented and very well
illustrated. It... furnishes a convincing example of the value of
historical scholarship applied to a medical topic.' - Psychological
Medicine
`This is an absorbing book and a scholarly account of the history
of a small private asylum. I recommend the book without reservation
to those with an interest in medical history, whether psychiatrists
or not.' - The Lancet
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