An audio version of an in depth article on the history of solitude.
- Professor of Social History, The Open University
Most people in the West are used to some form of solitude from time to time. But this is a fairly new normal.
No laughing matter: privacy fears were stoked in the 19th century even as people relished the tale of a Nosy Parker.
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