17964 Notable People Readers who own the Godmersham

Readers who own the Godmersham Ed

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Orient Longman Limited

Foreword by Andrew Davies

17964 Notable People Readers who own the GodmershamLong before the cell phone in our pockets, people worried about distractions and focus. Phillips shows how authors like Austen, Johnson, Sterne, Haywood, and others worried about this problem and discussed it, and entertainingly, showcased the problem in their novels. Poor Lydia Bennet, for example, cannot sustain her attention. This study shows how modern neuroscience studies are part of a long discourse. Johns Hopkins Universtiy Press. 2016. Hb, Dj.