Culture | Anxiety
Worrying has a long history

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Worrying: A Literary and Cultural History. By Francis O’Gorman. Bloomsbury; 173 pages; $20 and £14.
This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “Did I lock the back door?”

From the August 1st 2015 edition
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