An Illustrated Guide to Famous (and Infamous) Figures from the History of Psychiatry

An Illustrated Guide to Famous (and Infamous) Figures from the History of Psychiatry

Sketches by Laura Joh Rowland

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A Guide to Victorian Death Rites

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The Torso Murderer: Jack the Ripper Wasn't the Only Serial Killer Stalking London in 1888

The Torso Murderer: Jack the Ripper Wasn't the Only Serial Killer Stalking London in 1888

The crimes were gruesome and cruel. And performed in the shadow of Jack the Ripper.

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