Suicide, Despair, Lunacy, and Hysteria (and Surprisingly Little Murder) Among WASPS

New England elites were, by the end of the 19th century, feeling supplanted, useless, and wracked by melancholy.



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There's an Abundance of Wives In Book Titles—Where Are the Husbands?

I got married in 2012. I remember sitting on the plane en route to our honeymoon staring at my brand new wedding band and thinking:...