psychiatric hospital patients

Explains how the "Oxford English Dictionary" was created and discusses the relationship between the editor and one of his most influential contributors, a psychotic murderer in one of England's cruelest asylums.

The struggle for power between a head nurse and a male patient in a mental institution leads to a climax of hate, violence, and death.

The struggle for power between a head nurse and a male patient in a mental institution leads to a climax of hate, violence, and death.

A fortieth anniversary edition of the novel that chronicles the power struggle between a head nurse and a male patient in a mental institution, with illustrations, and an introduction by the author.