Author: George EliotPublisher:
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Languages : en
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2 letters from George Eliot to Herbert Spencer
Letters from "George Eliot" to Herbert Spencer
Author: George EliotGeorge Eliot's life as related in her letters and journals, arranged and ed. by J. W. Cross
Author: Mary Ann EvansGeorge Eliot's Life as Related in Her Letters and Journals
Author: George EliotThe Letters of George Eliot
Author: George EliotPublisher: London : J. Lane
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Herbert Spencer and the Invention of Modern Life
Author: Mark FrancisPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317493451
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
The English philosopher Herbert Spencer (1820 - 1903) was a colossus of the Victorian age. His works ranked alongside those of Darwin and Marx in the development of disciplines as wide ranging as sociology, anthropology, political theory, philosophy and psychology. In this acclaimed study of Spencer, the first for over thirty years and now available in paperback, Mark Francis provides an authoritative and meticulously researched intellectual biography of this remarkable man that dispels the plethora of misinformation surrounding Spencer and shines new light on the broader cultural history of the nineteenth century. In this major study of Spencer, the first for over thirty years, Mark Francis provides an authoritative and meticulously researched intellectual biography of this remarkable man. Using archival material and contemporary printed sources, Francis creates a fascinating portrait of a human being whose philosophical and scientific system was a unique attempt to explain modern life in all its biological, psychological and sociological forms. Herbert Spencer and the Invention of Modern Life fills what is perhaps the last big biographical gap in Victorian history. An exceptional work of scholarship it not only dispels the plethora of misinformation surrounding Spencer but shines new light on the broader cultural history of the nineteenth century. Elegantly written, provocative and rich in insight it will be required reading for all students of the period.
Life and Letters of Herbert Spencer
Author: David DuncanPublisher:
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Category : Biology
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Presents a biography of the British philosopher and sociologist, Herbert Spencer, who was a major figure in the intellectual life of the Victorian era. He was one of the principal proponents of evolutionary theory in the mid nineteenth century and his reputation rivaled that of Charles Darwin. This story of his life is based on selected correspondence and previously unpublished papers.
Works of George Eliot: George Eliot's life as related in her letters and journals, arranged and edited by her husband, J.W. Cross
Author: George EliotPublisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 428
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The Writings of George Eliot: George Eliot's life as related in her letters and journals, arranged and edited by her husband, J.W. Cross
Author: George EliotGeorge Eliot
Author: Kathryn HughesPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0815411219
Category : Novelists, English
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
This intensely engaging biography examines the extraordinary life of George Eliot from her childhood, through her scandalous liaison and social exile, to her hard-won status as one of Victorian England's literary elite.