The mysteries of Bedlam; or, Annals of the madhouse / By a late officer of twenty years' experience.

Date:
[1850?]
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Credit: The mysteries of Bedlam; or, Annals of the madhouse / By a late officer of twenty years' experience. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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