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Offers an introduction to natural history for the general reader. This title establishes a precedent for investigating natural history as a social phenomenon. It traces the evolution of natural history from the seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries.

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"Allen's original [book] ... is dense with picturesque detail, rich in correlation with social, artistic, and technical trends."--The Times Literary Supplement "Allen has made a caring, pioneering attempt towards mapping this vast forest... It is a book which is unlikely to be superseded."--Roy Porter, Annals of Science

Table of Contents
List of PlatesList of IllustrationsPreface (1994)Preface to the First EditionCh. 1Organization Begins3Ch. 2The Rise to Fashion22Ch. 3Wonders of the Past45Ch. 4The Victorian Setting64Ch. 5The Fruits of Efficiency83Ch. 6Exploring the Fringes108Ch. 7Deadlier Weapons126Ch. 8The Field Club142Ch. 9The Parting of the Ways158Ch. 10Dispersed Efforts175Ch. 11Recovery on the Coasts186Ch. 12An Infusion of Mobility202Ch. 13A Break for Play220Ch. 14The Eventual Combining227Notes on Sources245Index257

The Naturalist in Britain A Social History

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 06/11/1994
      ISBN13: 9780691036328, 978-0691036328
      ISBN10: 0691036322

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Offers an introduction to natural history for the general reader. This title establishes a precedent for investigating natural history as a social phenomenon. It traces the evolution of natural history from the seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries.

      Trade Review
      "Allen's original [book] ... is dense with picturesque detail, rich in correlation with social, artistic, and technical trends."--The Times Literary Supplement "Allen has made a caring, pioneering attempt towards mapping this vast forest... It is a book which is unlikely to be superseded."--Roy Porter, Annals of Science

      Table of Contents
      List of PlatesList of IllustrationsPreface (1994)Preface to the First EditionCh. 1Organization Begins3Ch. 2The Rise to Fashion22Ch. 3Wonders of the Past45Ch. 4The Victorian Setting64Ch. 5The Fruits of Efficiency83Ch. 6Exploring the Fringes108Ch. 7Deadlier Weapons126Ch. 8The Field Club142Ch. 9The Parting of the Ways158Ch. 10Dispersed Efforts175Ch. 11Recovery on the Coasts186Ch. 12An Infusion of Mobility202Ch. 13A Break for Play220Ch. 14The Eventual Combining227Notes on Sources245Index257

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