Author:Edgar Sheppard

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Edgar Sheppard
(1819–1897)

M.D., promoter of the Turkish bath, and superintendent of the male division of the Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum. Besides the works listed here, he translated medical works from the French, contributed to the Lancet, and appeared often in the columns of the Times with letters on aspects of insanity.

Works[edit]

  • A Fallen Faith: Being a Historical, Religious, and Socio-Political Sketch of the Society of Friends (1859) (external scan)
  • "A Modern Vivarium" in Once a Week (magazine), Series 1, 8 (1863)
  • Bathing: How to Do It, When to Do It, and Where to Do It (1866) (external scan)
  • On Some of the Modern Teachings of Insanity (1872) (external scan)
  • Lectures on Madness in Its Medical, Legal, and Social Aspects (1873) (external scan)
  • "Cremation and Cholera" in The Pall Mall Gazette (1884) (external scan)


Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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