Download or read book ‘The Cruel Madness of Love’ written by Gayle Davis and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-06-29 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against a backdrop of contemporary social and sexual concerns, and potent fears surrounding the moral and physical ‘degeneration’ of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century society, ‘The Cruel Madness of Love’ explores a critical period in the developing relationship between syphilis and insanity.