"Strength Both of Mind and Body": Asylum Reform and the Failure of Moral Management in Elizabeth Gaskell's "Half a Life-Time Ago"
In Elizabeth Gaskell's 1855 short story, "Half a Life-Time Ago," Susan Dixon faces a difficult choice regarding her younger brother, who has gone insane after an illness: should she try to care for him at home or commit him to the nearby Lancaster Asylum? Although fictional, Susan...
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BYU ScholarsArchive
2020
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| Online Access: | https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/8667 https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=9667&context=etd |