The opal : a novel by Anonymous
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The Opal (1851–1860) is a ten volume journal written, edited and printed by the patients of the Utica State Lunatic Asylum, circa 1851. On its more than 3,000 pages, writers talked of their experiences and world views, giving great insight to the environment of New York's premiere state-operated Asylum, in Utica, New York. Themes that continuously arose in the poetry, prose, political commentary, and articles about insanity include issues concerning medication, restraint,
seclusion, human rights, liberty, overcoming oppression, and support. (This summary is from Wikipedia.)
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| Author | Anonymous |
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| Illustrator | Soper, James Hamlin Gardner, 1877-1939 |
| Title | The opal : a novel |
| Original Publication | New York: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1905. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Opal |
| Credits | Charlene Taylor, Paul Fatula and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Summary | The Opal (1851–1860) is a ten volume journal written, edited and printed by the patients of the Utica State Lunatic Asylum, circa 1851. On its more than 3,000 pages, writers talked of their experiences and world views, giving great insight to the environment of New York's premiere state-operated Asylum, in Utica, New York. Themes that continuously arose in the poetry, prose, political commentary, and articles about insanity include issues concerning medication, restraint, seclusion, human rights, liberty, overcoming oppression, and support. (This summary is from Wikipedia.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Young women -- Fiction |
| Subject | Boston (Mass.) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 78640 |
| Release Date | May 9, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2411 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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