{"product_id":"9780861545308","title":"A History of Delusions : The Glass King, a Substitute Husband and a Walking Corpse","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Shepherd, Victoria \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 01\/06\/2023,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 352 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780861545308,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA curious history of the strange, wonderful and sometimes terrifying worlds created by our minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘An utterly engrossing book.' ZOE WILLIAMSFor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover how the King of France – thinking he was made of glass – was terrified he might shatter... and he wasn’t alone...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUncover the peculiar case of the dozens of Victorian women who tried to convince their physicians that they were, in fact, dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd learn how after the Emperor met his end at the Battle of Waterloo, an epidemic of 'Napoleons' piled into France’s asylums.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41139931643948,"sku":"9780861545308","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780861545308_9cd20a20-e52e-4143-974a-26f95227b9bb.jpg?v=1759658941","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780861545308","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}