Thinking W/o Thinking in The V

Adds welcome understanding of Victorian novels. Ryan deftly leads her reader through an array of ideas about the mind, ideas that include everything from physiological study to philosophical debates and materialist ideas. Ryan's writing is always clear, so even less experienced readers can benefit from her wisdom. Choice 2013 A fascinating exploration of the Victorian novel's preoccupation with the mid-nineteenth-century British mind sciences. -- Wendy O'Brien Cercles 2013 Excellent. American Science 2013 Science and literature come together smoothly in Ryan's discussions. Her precise and specific arguments are carefully anchored to existing scholarship and ideas are introduced clearly and logically. This book thus has much to offer scholars of the Victorian novel, to students and to researchers from related fields. -- Katie Faulkner Journal of Victorian Culture 2013