A description of Bedlam. With an account of its present inhabitants, both male and female. Shewing the causes of their confinement, their different Humours, and Intervals of Mirth and Melancholy. Taken from their own Mouths, and publish'd for Universal Instruction and Entertainment. To which is subjoin'd, an essay upon the nature, causes and cure of madness. By the author of the Tale of the bee and spider.

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Title A description of Bedlam. With an account of its present inhabitants, both male and female. Shewing the causes of their confinement, their different Humours, and Intervals of Mirth and Melancholy. Taken from their own Mouths, and publish'd for Universal Instruction and Entertainment. To which is subjoin'd, an essay upon the nature, causes and cure of madness. By the author of the Tale of the bee and spider.
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Pagination [4], 55
Date of Publication 1722
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Unknown. A description of Bedlam. With an account of its present inhabitants, both male and female. Shewing the causes of their confinement, their different Humours, and Intervals of Mirth and Melancholy. Taken from their own Mouths, and publish'd for Universal Instruction and Entertainment. To which is subjoin'd, an essay upon the nature, causes and cure of madness. By the author of the Tale of the bee and spider.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 22113, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/22113. Accessed 2025-08-16. 

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