Robert Chambers of Edinburgh : victorian polymath and educator

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Titel
Robert Chambers of Edinburgh victorian polymath and educator
verantwortlich
Macfarlane, Iris (VerfasserIn); Macfarlane, Alan (MitwirkendeR)
veröffentlicht
London, New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021
New Delhi: Social Science Press, 2021
Erscheinungsjahr
2021
Medientyp
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Zusammenfassung
"This is a book on the life and times of Robert Chambers, founder of W. & R. Chambers publishers. Although there are now books based on some of his letters and on the impact of one of his books, The Vestiges of Natural Creation, there are no books on the whole man and his life. Written by Iris Macfarlane with Alan Macfarlane, the book weaves together three strands. At one level, it is a biography of Chambers and his family; the portrait of a rise from absolute poverty to great wealth and influence. At the second it provides the context of his life by the way of a portrait of nineteenth century Edinburgh as seen through his eyes. At the third it explores the intellectual and organisational revolutions embodied in his life, the explorations in history, folklore, geology, publishing, education and many other fields which made him one of the most exciting thinkers of his age. It is based on extensive archival research among the Chambers’ archives in Edinburgh and conversations with his descendants." --
Umfang
xv, 331 Seiten; Illustrationen
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
9780367561499