Sleep in Early Modern England by Sasha Handley

Sleep in Early Modern England

Sasha Handley

296 pages first pub 2016 (view editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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Shortlisted for the 2017 Wolfson History Prize After 1660, scientific discoveries about the body's nervous system began to demystify supernatural explanations of sleep. Using a range of archival sources and material artifacts, this illuminating c...

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