There are certain misconceptions about asylums. The first is that they are designed to cure madness. The second is that the individuals who run them are paragons of rational order. Neither claim survives even the most casual inspection of Corax Asylum, which I have had the honour of directing for some time. Order, you see, […]
From the Desk of Nicolas DeSilva: Notes on Madness, Fashion, and the Running of a Gothic Asylum
There are certain misconceptions about asylums. The first is that they are designed to cure madness. The second is that the individuals who run them are paragons of rational order. Neither claim survives even the most casual inspection of Corax Asylum, which I have had the honour of directing for some time. Order, you see,…
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