Excerpt from The Alienist and Neurologist, 1906, Vol. 27: A Journal of Scientific, Clinical and Forensic Neurology and Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuriatry Of still greater significance in the study of individual geniuses and their products is the fact that anomalous ex pression is not the only manifestation of degeneration or alienation in these unfortunate individuals. Indeed, many anomalous products might be attributed to poetic or artistic license but for the additional evidences of mental alienation shown in the characteristics and lives of those in whom the world recognizes typical genius. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.