Project Gutenberg 2012-11-09 Public domain in the USA. 444 Merivale, Herman Charles 1839 1906 Merivale, Herman C. (Herman Charles) Merivale, H. C. (Herman Charles) Dale, Felix My Experiences in a Lunatic Asylum By a Sane Patient Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "My Experiences in a Lunatic Asylum" by Herman Charles Merivale is a first-person narrative that falls under the genre of memoir, likely written in the late 19th century. The text reflects on the author's harrowing experiences within a lunatic asylum, where he was unjustly confined under the pretense of madness. The central theme revolves around the precarious nature of sanity and the abuses and injustices prevalent in the mental health system of the time, as experienced by the protagonist. The opening of the memoir sets a tone of dark humor and reflection, as the narrator, having found himself imprisoned in a lunatic asylum, contemplates the absurdity and cruelty of his situation. He describes details of life in the asylum, filled with characters often exhibiting bizarre behaviors, and elaborates on the challenges and misunderstandings surrounding mental health diagnoses. He poignantly shares his internal struggle with perceived insanity versus the reality of his situation, emphasizing how societal norms and medical misconceptions can lead to wrongful incarceration. As he navigates his experiences, the narrative critiques the systemic failures within the psychiatric care system, advocating for the rights of those who experience unjust treatment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41334/41334-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 70.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Insanity (Law) Mentally ill -- Care RC Text Category: Biographies Category: Psychiatry/Psychology 195856 2025-10-16T15:54:26.525193 text/html 175319 2024-10-23T12:06:46 text/html 147489 2025-10-16T15:54:29.307230 application/epub+zip 149007 2025-10-16T15:54:26.961232 application/epub+zip 120810 2025-10-16T15:54:26.729260 application/epub+zip 213778 2025-10-16T15:54:31.338255 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191280 2025-10-16T15:54:29.070255 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163341 2022-09-18T20:14:30.950998 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176873 2025-10-16T15:54:26.339257 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 157029 2024-10-23T12:06:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16789 2025-10-16T15:54:31.463243 application/rdf+xml 12428 2025-10-16T15:54:26.797212 image/jpeg 2002 2025-10-16T15:54:26.762244 image/jpeg 142241 2025-10-16T15:54:26.546318 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia