Did Novel-Reading Cause Suicides?

06/08/2021 3 min
Did Novel-Reading Cause Suicides?

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Episode Synopsis

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.