A History Of Delusions Av Victoria Shepherd

<B>The extraordinary ways the brain can misfire</B><BR><BR><B>A curious history of the strange, wonderful and sometimes terrifying worlds created by our minds.</B><BR><BR><B>‘An utterly engrossing book.'' ZOE WILLIAMS</B><BR><BR>For centuries we’ve dismissed delusions as something for doctors to sort out behind locked doors. But delusions are more than just bizarre quirks – they hold the key to collective anxieties and traumas.<BR><BR>In this groundbreaking history, Victoria Shepherd uncovers stories of delusions from medieval times to the present day and implores us to identify reason in apparent madness.<BR><ul><li><B>Discover how the King of France – thinking he was made of glass – was terrified he might shatter... and he wasn’t alone...</B></li><li><B>Uncover the peculiar case of the dozens of Victorian women who tried to convince their physicians that they were, in fact, dead.</B></li><li><B>And learn how after the Emperor met his end at the Bat