Victorian sensation the extraordinary publication reception and secret authorship of vestiges of the natural history of creation

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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.



Fiction or philosophy, profound knowledge or shocking heresy? When "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" was published anonymously in 1844, it sparked one of the greatest sensations of the Victorian era. Thousands of readers were spellbound by its startling vision - an account of the world that extended from the formation of the solar system to the spiritual destiny of humanity. The book was banned, it was damned, it was hailed as the gospel for a new age. In this cultural history, James Secord uses the story of "Vestiges" to create a panoramic portrait of life in the early industrial era from the perspective of its readers. We join apprentices in a factory town as they debate the consequences of an evolutionary ancestry. We listen as Prince Albert reads aloud to Queen Victoria from a book that preachers denounced as blasphemy vomited from the mouth of Satan. And we watch as Charles Darwin turns its pages in the flea-ridden British Museum library, fearful for the fate of his own unpublished theory of evolution. Using secret letters, Secord reveals how "Vestiges" was written and how the anonymity of its author was maintained for 40 years. He also takes us behind the scenes to a bustling world of publishers, printers, and booksellers to show how the furor over the book reflected the emerging industrial economy of print.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 20 oktober 2003

Aantal pagina's: 624

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: James A. Secord

Hoofduitgeverij: University Of Chicago Press

Editie: illustrated edition

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 152 mm

Product hoogte: 32 mm

Product lengte: 222 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 154 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 40 mm

Verpakking lengte: 228 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 960 g

EAN: 9780226744117

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