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Robert Chambers of Edinburgh - Victorian Polymath and Educator (Hardcover)
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Robert Chambers of Edinburgh - Victorian Polymath and Educator (Hardcover)
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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. Please note: This title is
co-published with Social Science Press, New Delhi. Taylor &
Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India,
Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
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