Robert Chambers of Edinburgh : victorian polymath and educator
Bibliographische Detailangaben
- Titel
- Robert Chambers of Edinburgh victorian polymath and educator
- verantwortlich
- ;
- veröffentlicht
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2021
- Medientyp
- Buch
- Datenquelle
- K10plus Verbundkatalog
- Tags
- Tag hinzufügen
Zugang
Weitere Informationen sehen Sie, wenn Sie angemeldet sind. Noch keinen Account? Jetzt registrieren.
- Details Klicken Sie hier, um den Inhalt der Registerkarte zu laden.
- Standorte Klicken Sie hier, um den Inhalt der Registerkarte zu laden.
- Internformat Klicken Sie hier, um den Inhalt der Registerkarte zu laden.
- 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