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CONTENTS
PREFACE: THE HUNGER ARTIST, 1
ONE: THE ACCIDENT, 5
TWO: LA GRANDE HYSTÉRIE, 37
THREE: "DEAD AND YET ALIVE!", 71
FOUR: DR. HAMMOND'S WAR, 102
FIVE: THE NERVOUS AMERICAN, 132
SIX: FEEDING ON AIR, 160
SEVEN: PURE HUNGER, 187
EIGHT: FROM SOUL TO MIND, 219
NINE: "A MYSTERY TO THIS DAY", 249
TEN: HYSTERIA'S ECHO, 278
ELEVEN: THE Notes, 317 Bibliography, 329 Acknowledgments, 335
Library of Congress subject headings for this publication:
Fancher, Mary J., -- b. 1848.
Eating disorders -- Patients -- Biography.
Compulsive behavior -- Case studies.
Women -- Mental health.
Anxiety in women.