Did Novel-Reading Cause Suicides?
from Viewpoints – Placecloud (English) Hosted by Ella Sbaraini
Cambridge, United Kingdom. In 1839, Charles William Bond died on this street. At the inquest into his death, it was suggested that novel-reading had contributed to his suicidal feelings. Learn about how contemporaries could interpret and rationalise suicidal behaviour.
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