Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Illustrations VII
4. Preface XI
5. Acknowledgments XXI
6. 1. John Monro: The Making of a Mad-Doctor 1
7. 2. The "Real Use" of Discussing Madness: The Great Lunacy Debate 43
8. 3. Madness in Their Methodism: Religious Enthusiasm, the Mad-Doctors, and the Case of Alexander Cruden 73
9. 4. Mad as a Lord: Monro and the Case of the Earl of Orford 117
10. 5. Mansions of Misery: Mad-Doctors and the Mad-Trade 143
11. 6. Murder Most Foul, Madness Most High: The Courtroom, the Stateroom, and the Misty Summits of the Mad-Doctor's Expertise 191
12. Notes 265
13. Select Bibliography 345
14. Index 357