Victorian Sensation The Extraordinary Publication, Reception, and Secret Authorship of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation

Name: Victorian Sensation The Extraordinary Publication, Reception, and Secret Authorship of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation
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ISBN: 9780226744117

ISBN-10: 0226744116

ISBN-13: 9780226744117

Edition: 2003

Authors: James A. Secord

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When 'Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation' was published anonymously in 1844, it sparked one of the greatest sensations of the Victorian era. The author uses the story of 'Vestiges' to create a panoramic portrait of life in the early industrial era from the view of its readers.

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 10/20/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 624
Size: 6.02" wide x 8.98" long x 1.65" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


List of Abbreviations


Prologue: Devils or Angels



Romances of Creation



A Great Sensation



Steam Reading



Evolution for the People



Marketing Speculation



Geographies of Reading



Conversations on Creation



Science in the City



Church in Danger



The Holy War



Spiritual Journeys



Sinners and Saints



Self-Development



Anonymity



Futures of Science



The Paradoxes of Gentility



Grub Street Science



Mammon and the New Reformation


Epilogue: Lifting the Veil


References


Credits


Index