Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382802945
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Memoir of Robert Chambers with Autobiographic Reminiscences of William Chambers
Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382802945
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Memoir of Robert Chambers with Autobiographic Reminiscences of William Chambers
Author: William ChambersRobert Chambers of Edinburgh
Author: Iris MacfarlanePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000202380
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
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.
Memoir of Robert Chambers with Autobiographic Reminiscences of William Chambers
Author: Robert ChambersMemoir of Robert Chambers. With Autobiographic Reminiscences of William Chambers. Second Edition.
Author: William ChambersHouse of Blackwood
Author: David FinkelsteinPublisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 9780271048222
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
In The House of Blackwood, David Finkelstein exposes for the first time the successes and failures of this onetime publishing powerhouse. The value of the archive Finkelstein studies is its completeness, the depth of the ledger material, and the extraordinary longevity of the firm.
Memoir of Robert Chambers with Autobiographic Reminiscences of William Chambers
Author: Robert ChambersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Publishers and publishing
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Spreading the Word
Author: Lionel GossmanPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1606180975
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
"In view of the value placed in Scotland on education, reading, and self-improvement and the enterprise and inventiveness with which the inhabitants of the far poorer northern kingdom responded to the opportunities opened up to them by the Union with England, it is not surprising that Scotsmen were heavily represented in the printing and publishing trades. An altogether disproportionate number of the great publishing houses of the English-speaking world, whose names were to become household words - Blackie, Blackwood, Collins, Constable, Macmillan, Millar, Murray, Nelson, Smith and Elder, Strahan -- were founded by men, often enough of quite humble origin, from "north of the border."--
Autobiologies
Author: Alexis HarleyPublisher: Bucknell University Press
ISBN: 1611486017
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
What does heredity mean for identity? What role does the individual have in shaping a personal or a human history? What is the ethical status of seemingly biologically determined behaviours? What does individual death mean in the light of species extinction? Autobiologies explores the importance of such questions in Victorian life writing. Analysing memoirs, diaries, letters, and natural histories Alexis Harley demonstrates how theories of natural selection shaped nineteenth-century autobiographical practices and refashioned the human subject—and also how the lived experience of the individual theorist simultaneously impacted their biological formulations.
Memoir of Robert Chambers
Author: William ChambersPublisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781318519279
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!