{"product_id":"victorian-sensation-the-extraordinary-publication-reception-and-secret-authorship-of-vestiges-of-the-natural-history-of-creation-paperback","title":"Victorian Sensation: The Extraordinary Publication, Reception, and Secret Authorship of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames A. Secord\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiction or philosophy, profound knowledge or shocking heresy? When V\u003ci\u003eestiges of the Natural History of Creation\u003c\/i\u003e was published anonymously in 1844, it sparked one of the greatest sensations of the Victorian era. More than a hundred thousand 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. As gripping as a popular novel, \u003ci\u003eVestiges\u003c\/i\u003e combined all the current scientific theories in fields ranging from astronomy and geology to psychology and economics. The book was banned, it was damned, it was hailed as the gospel for a new age. This is where our own public controversies about evolution began. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a pioneering cultural history, James A. Secord uses the story of \u003ci\u003eVestiges\u003c\/i\u003e 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we watch as Charles Darwin turns its pages in the flea-ridden British Museum library, fearful for the fate of his own unpublished theory of evolution.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 \u003ci\u003eVestiges\u003c\/i\u003e was written and how the anonymity of its author was maintained for forty 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beautifully written and based on painstaking research, \u003ci\u003eVictorian Sensation\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new approach to literary history, the history of reading, and the history of science. Profusely illustrated and full of fascinating stories, it is the most comprehensive account of the making and reception of a book (other than the Bible) ever attempted.\u003cbr\u003e Winner of the 2002 Pfizer Award from the History of Science Society\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiction or philosophy, profound knowledge or shocking heresy? When V\u003ci\u003eestiges of the Natural History of Creation\u003c\/i\u003e was published anonymously in 1844, it sparked one of the greatest sensations of the Victorian era. More than a hundred thousand 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. As gripping as a popular novel, \u003ci\u003eVestiges\u003c\/i\u003e combined all the current scientific theories in fields ranging from astronomy and geology to psychology and economics. The book was banned, it was damned, it was hailed as the gospel for a new age. This is where our own public controversies about evolution began. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a pioneering cultural history, James A. Secord uses the story of \u003ci\u003eVestiges\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eVestiges\u003c\/i\u003e was written and how the anonymity of its author was maintained for forty 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeautifully written and based on painstaking research, \u003ci\u003eVictorian Sensation\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new approach to literary history, the history of reading, and the history of science. Profusely illustrated and full of fascinating stories, it is the most comprehensive account of the making and reception of a book (other than the Bible) ever attempted.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames A. Secord \u003c\/b\u003eis Reader in the Department of the History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. He is author of, among others, \u003ci\u003e Controversy in Victorian Geology\u003c\/i\u003e, editor of the \u003ci\u003eChicago edition of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation and Other Evolutionary Writings\u003c\/i\u003e, and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eCultures of Natural History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.36 x 8.97 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42067307102288,"sku":"9780226744117","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/V2U2R3hyeFBldDhBNTV2TEhQNW93Zz09.webp?v=1771866022","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/victorian-sensation-the-extraordinary-publication-reception-and-secret-authorship-of-vestiges-of-the-natural-history-of-creation-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}