Bedlam
London and its Mad
$33.37
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2009
Summary
‘Bedlam!’ The very name conjures up graphic images of naked patients chained among filthy straw, or parading untended wards deluded that they are Napoleon or Jesus Christ. We owe this image of madness to William Hogarth, who, in plate eight of his 1735 Rake’s Progress series, depicts the anti-hero in Bedlam, the latest addition to a freak show providing entertainment for Londoners between trips to the Tower Zoo, puppet shows and public executions.
That this is still the most powerful …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781847390004 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1847390005 |
| Author: | Catharine Arnold |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2009 |
| Weight: | 218g |
| Dimensions: | 1mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
“What a dark undertow tugs away at the reader’s imagination in this smoothly written, densely researched book.”
“A finely written, thoroughly researched and humane book, packed with moving stories.” –“Independent “
“Elegantly written and richly anecdotal.” –“Daily Mail “
“Everything you always wanted to know about perishing in London.” –“Kirkus Reviews” on “Necropolis”
“What a dark undertow tugs away at the reader’s imagination in this smoothly written, densely researched book.” –“Sunday Express”
Catharine Arnold
Catharine Arnold read English at Cambridge and holds a further degree in psychology. A journalist, academic and popular historian, her previous books include the novel Lost Time, winner of a Betty Trask award, and the acclaimed Necropolis: London and Its Dead, Bedlam and City of Sin, the first three volumes of her ‘London’ series. She lives in Nottingham.
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