{"product_id":"9780861545308","title":"A History of Delusions: The Glass King, a Substitute Husband and a Walking Corpse","description":"Author: Shepherd, Victoria\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780861545308\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Oct 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating and compassionate' Horatio Clare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe King of France     thinking he was made of glass     was terrified he might shatter  -and he wasn't alone.\u003cbr\u003eAfter the Emperor met his end at Waterloo, an epidemic of Napoleons piled into France's asylums.\u003cbr\u003eThroughout the nineteenth century, dozens of middle-aged women tried to convince their physicians that they were, in fact, dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 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.\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46631880065182,"sku":"UBD-9780861545308","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780861545308.jpg?v=1774310953","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780861545308","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}