Our next book club read

This should be interesting. 1793 Herbert Powyss wants to make his mark in the field of science. He hits on a radical experiment in isolation: for seven years a subject will inhabit three rooms in the cellar of his Manor House, fitted out with books, paintings and even a chamber organ!! Meals will arrive thrice daily via a dumb waiter. The pay? Fifty pounds per annum for life.
The experiment will have unforeseen consequences for all included.