Project Gutenberg 2014-07-02 Public domain in the USA. 194 Chase, Hiram 1801 1877 14007190 Two years and four months in a lunatic asylum : $b from August 20th, 1863 to December 20th, 1865 2 years and 4 months in a lunatic asylum : from August 20th, 1863 to December 20th, 1865 Produced by Gonçalo Silva and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Two Years and Four Months in a Lunatic Asylum" by Hiram Chase is a personal narrative written in the late 19th century. The book recounts the author’s harrowing experiences as a patient in a lunatic asylum in Utica, New York, shedding light on the oppressive conditions and treatment of mental health patients during that era. Chase illustrates his journey from being a respected minister to becoming an unwitting inmate, highlighting the misconceptions surrounding mental illness and the brutal realities of institutional life. The opening of the narrative begins with a preface in which Hiram Chase outlines the reasons for documenting his asylum experiences, aiming to reveal the truths about such institutions which were often misunderstood by society. He reflects on his previous ignorance about asylums, recounting his sudden decline into a state of mental distress triggered by various stressors, ultimately leading to his forced commitment. As he describes his feelings of despair, confusion, and incredulity at being confined with individuals labeled as "insane," the reader is drawn into the psychological and emotional turmoil he endured during his two years and four months at the asylum. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46179/46179-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Chase, Hiram Mentally ill -- Care -- New York (State) -- Utica Mentally ill, Writings of the, American RC Text Category: Biographies Category: American Literature Category: Health & Medicine Category: Psychiatry/Psychology 234057 2025-07-18T14:35:31.291457 text/html 214280 2024-10-24T08:29:48 text/html 304275 2025-07-18T14:35:34.928470 application/epub+zip 304814 2025-07-18T14:35:32.064483 application/epub+zip 151871 2025-07-18T14:35:31.657414 application/epub+zip 380370 2025-07-18T14:35:37.341423 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357168 2025-07-18T14:35:34.533461 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204304 2022-09-21T04:36:04.765839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206612 2025-07-18T14:35:30.989497 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 186656 2024-10-24T08:29:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18171 2025-07-18T14:35:37.486418 application/rdf+xml 18835 2025-07-18T14:35:31.769471 image/jpeg 2223 2025-07-18T14:35:31.714419 image/jpeg 279131 2025-07-18T14:35:31.314421 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