 Harriet Martineau lived an extraordinary literary life. She became a reviewer and journalist in the 1820s when her family’s fortune collapsed; published a best-selling series, Illustrations of Political Economy (1832-34), that made her fame and fortune by the age of thirty; overcame a hearing disability to become a “literary lion” in London society; toured the United States and wrote two founding texts of sociology based on her experiences; explored north Africa and the Middle East to observe non-European societies; wrote “leaders” (editorials) on slavery for the London Daily News during the American Civil War; and commented publicly on matters of politics, history, and religion in an era when women supposedly maintained their place in the sphere of domesticity.   This edition of her Autobiography reproduces the original 1877 text, which Martineau composed in 1855 and had printed in anticipation of her death. It includes illustrations of the author and her homes; excerpts from the “Memorials,” added by her editor Maria Chapman; and reviews that praise and critique Martineau’s method as an autobiographer and achievement as a Victorian woman of letters. 

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Martineau, Harriet

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Chenery, Steingass

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London Cemeteries is a comprehensive guide to all 126 cemeteries within Greater London. Listed alphabetically and with a map to help locate them, for each cemetery it includes the address, the date of foundation, the owner, the size, a note on its history, development, and current state, and the names, dates, and major achievements of any noteworthy people buried there. There are also chapters on the origins of London's cemeteries and cemetery history, planning, archicecture, and epitaphs. Illustrated throughout with both modern photographs and a wide range of rarely seen archive images, it is an essential source of information for anyone interested in London's social and architectural history, as well as biographical and genealogical researchers.

London Cemeteries: An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer

Travel

MELLER, Hugh

Europe

Giovanni Belzoni proffered this work shyly, explaining that he hoped we would gain from the fidelity of his account. Its truthfulness and its unique capacity to bring us into close proximity with the history of the region. Do not be fooled by his claim that the work is inelegant however. Living in Thebes, the author was able to discern more about the famous tombs than many Europeans of his time. He observed, pried and sweet talked the local population into allowing him to see more than empty tombs and swiftly stashed shovels. He watched the comings and goings from his windows and records social unrest, quarantines and pads through hookah dens and coffee houses. Despite the danger and disease, we defy the reader not to yearn to join him.Whilst this work has unquestionable historical merit, as a particular kind of primary source, it retains a character and charm that a mere recounting of the facts could not hope to convey. We peek into harems, peer through gates and witness fascinating anthropological events. We see matters of shifting etiquette across the region, attitudes to outsiders, gift customs, marital traditions, examples of defiance and acclimatisation. The 'Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discoveries within the Pyramids, Temples, Tombs, and Excavations, in Egypt and Nubia' is the story of gentleman archeologist and his observations. Those with any love for biography, tales of long ago and far ago, history, anthropology or the poetry of a description of the sunrise can never be immune to this charming book.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discoveries Within the Pyramids, Temples, Tombs, and Excavations in Egypt and Nubia

Belzoni, Giovanni

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The Wonderful Century, Its Successes and Its Failures

Wallace, Alfred Russel

Science & Math

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History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science

DRAPER, JOHN WILLIAM

Mb. II erbkbt Spexoeb was born in Derby, England, where hb father and mother still live. For two generations the occupation of his family has been that of teaching his grandfather having kept the chief school in Derby (after the grammar school), and his father haying adopted the same profession. Herbert was the only snryiving child, and his health was so delicate that his parents had but little hope of raising him. His father, who had paid much attention to the subject of physical development, gave such a direction to his childs early education as was suited to the feebleness of his constitution. He brought him up as much as possible in the open air, and sought, by gradual and judicious exercise, to strengthen his muscles and invigorate his constitution. Feeling the danger of exposing him to the usual course of education, he kept him from school, and attended to his instruction chiefly himselfl A correspondent of the Independent who knew the family in Derby several years ago, and who derived firom Mr. Spencer sfather several particulars of the mode of conducting his sons culture, remarks that his method was to be with the explanation of the properties and laws of external objects.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Social Statics, or the Conditions Essential to Human Happiness Specified and the First of the Adopted

History

SPENCER, HERBERT

Americas

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Mind and Body: The Theories of Their Relation

Politics & Social Sciences

Bain, Alexander

Philosophy

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER V. 1836-1837. The Wollaston Medal--First Paper Of De Charpentier On The Glacial Theory--Venetz's Observations On Large Boulders Perched On The Sides Of The Alpine Valleys--Dr. Hermann Lebert, The First Disciple And Pupil Of De Charpentier And Venetz--Extract From De Charpentier's First Paper--AgasSiz's Summer Vacation At Bex, Near The House Of De CharPentier--Conversion Of Agassiz To The Glacial Theory; His Creation Of The Ice-age--Karl Schimper Visits Agassiz At Bex And At Neuchatel--Dlscours De Neuchatel July 24, 1837, On The Ice-age. The year 1836 was happily inaugurated by the reception of the Wollaston Medal, awarded to Agassiz by the Geological Society of London, at its annual meeting on February 19. The President, Charles Lyell, a life-long friend of Agassiz, in presenting the medal, said:--On a former occasion we presented the proceeds of the Donation Fund 1 for one year to the same distinguished naturalist, to assist him in the publication of the early part of his great work, the importance of which was then only beginning to be known to the scientific world. It will ever be a subject of gratification to us to have learned that this small pecuniary aid was not without its influence in accelerating the publication of his "Researches on 1 The sum of thirty guineas, or 31, 10s. sterling. Fossil Fish," arriving as it did opportunely at a moment when the funds which could be appropriated for the undertaking were nearly exhausted. Mr. Agassiz acknowledged at the time his obligation to us for a mark of sympathy and regard which he received so unexpectedly from a foreign country, and which cheered and animated him to fresh exertions. The Council, in now awarding the Medal to him, are desirous that he should possess a lasting testimony of their es...

Life, Letters and Works of Louis Agassiz

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Arts & Photography

Raper, Richard

Architecture

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