“A book of sheer originality and novelty… Handley tackles an almost completely neglected subject with disarming modesty”—Judges, Wolfson History Prize
~Judges, Wolfson Foundation
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOLFSON PRIZE AND LONGMAN HISTORY TODAY AWARD 2017, AND WINNER OF THE 2017 SOCIAL HISTORY SOCIETY PRIZE.
~Wolfson Prize, Wolfson Foundation
“A welcome contribution that fills a gap in the literature . . . a well-presented and authoritative review of the subject that is laced with fascinating titbits of information embedded in a scholarly monograph.”—John M.T. Ford, British Society of Medical Historians Review
~John M.T. Ford, British Society of Medical Historians
“An admirable addition to the existing corpus.”— Mark Jones, Albion, March 2017
~Mark Jones, Albion
“This book contains several increasingly important strands of historical thought: the histories of material objects, the body, the emotions and the senses. Handley’s materially and emotionally rich account of early modern sleep shows that the early modern bedchamber was a space where these histories intertwined.”—John Gallagher, London Review of Books
~John Gallagher, LRB