The History of Adult Education, in which is Comprised a Full ... History of the Mechanics' and Literary Institutions, Athenaeums, Etc. of Great Britain, Ireland, America, Etc

The History of Adult Education, in which is Comprised a Full ... History of the Mechanics' and Literary Institutions, Athenaeums, Etc. of Great Britain, Ireland, America, Etc PDF Author: James William HUDSON
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Languages : en
Pages : 298

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The Mechanics' Institutes of Lancashire and Yorkshire Before 1851

The Mechanics' Institutes of Lancashire and Yorkshire Before 1851 PDF Author: Mabel Tylecote
Publisher: Manchester University Press
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Category : Adult education
Languages : en
Pages : 374

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Reign of the Beast

Reign of the Beast PDF Author: Adrian Desmond
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
ISBN: 1805112422
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 419

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In the 1830s, decades before Darwin published the Origin of Species, a museum of evolution flourished in London. Reign of the Beast pieces together the extraordinary story of this lost working-man's institution and its enigmatic owner, the wine merchant W. D. Saull. A financial backer of the anti-clerical Richard Carlile, the ‘Devil's Chaplain’ Robert Taylor, and socialist Robert Owen, Saull outraged polite society by putting humanity’s ape ancestry on display. He weaponized his museum fossils and empowered artisans with a knowledge of deep geological time that undermined the Creationist base of the Anglican state. His geology museum, called the biggest in Britain, housed over 20,000 fossils, including famous dinosaurs. Saull was indicted for blasphemy and reviled during his lifetime. After his death in 1855, his museum was demolished and he was expunged from the collective memory. Now multi-award-winning author Adrian Desmond undertakes a thorough reading of Home Office spy reports and subversive street prints to re-establish Saull's pivotal place at the intersection of the history of geology, atheism, socialism, and working-class radicalism.

Institutions of Literature, 1700–1900

Institutions of Literature, 1700–1900 PDF Author: Jon Mee
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110883020X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 319

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This lively collection makes a compelling case for the importance of institutions in the production, reception, and meaning of literature.

Public Libraries as Culture and Social Centers

Public Libraries as Culture and Social Centers PDF Author: David W. Davies
Publisher: Metuchen, N.J : Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810807389
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 182

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British Commentary on American Education

British Commentary on American Education PDF Author: Stewart E. Fraser
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 158

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Public Librarianship, a Reader

Public Librarianship, a Reader PDF Author: Jane Robbins-Carter
Publisher: Littleton, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited
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Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 562

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洋書速報

洋書速報 PDF Author: 国立国会図書館(Japan)
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 1068

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Supplement to Sources for the History of Education

Supplement to Sources for the History of Education PDF Author: Constance Winifred Jane Higson
Publisher: London : The Library Association
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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National Union Catalog

National Union Catalog PDF Author:
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1032

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Includes entries for maps and atlases.