The Anatomy of Melancholy

Robert Burton's 1621 treatise examines melancholy, describing its kinds, causes, symptoms, prognostics, and cures in three partitions treated philosophically, medically, and historically, with a satirical preface under his pen name Democritus Junior.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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