Michael Faraday's Mental Exercises: An Artisan Essay-Circle in Regency London
(Part of the Liverpool English Texts and Studies Series and Liverpool English Texts and Studies Series)
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In 1818 Michael Faraday and a handful of other London artisans formed a self-help group with the aim of teaching themselves to write like gentlemen. For a year and a half Faraday's essay-circle met regularly to read aloud and criticise one another's writings. The 'Mental Exercises' they produced are a record of the life, literary tastes and social and political ideas of Dissenting artisans in Regency London. This book is the first to publish the essays...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1846311403
ISBN13:9781846311406
Release Date:June 2008
Publisher:Liverpool University Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.3"
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