Alice Equestri's book, "Literature and Intellectual Disability in Early Modern England: Folly, Law and Medicine, 1500–1640," fills a research gap in disability studies by examining the experiences of intellectually disabled people in historical literary texts. The book challenges previous scholarship by exploring the impact of law and medicine on the portrayal of intellectual disability in early modern English literature. It analyzes various themes such as legal concepts, poverty, abusive relationships, medical ideas, bodily variation, and gender. While the book has strengths in its inclusive coverage and discursive analysis, it misses opportunities to explore resistance to labeling and property confiscation. Overall, it provides valuable insights and suggests future avenues of study in disability studies, literature, and history. [Extracted from the article]