A Sketch of the Life of Elizabeth T. Stone and of Her Persecutions

This noteworthy book tells the story of the author's life, Elizabeth T. Stone and her experiences being confined in an asylum under the pretense of insanity by her own family. She was admitted to the Charlestown McLean Asylum (now known as the McLean Hospital), and in this book, she lays out some of the horrors that she experienced in the hands of the people who are supposed to care for her.