George Bentham : : Autobiography, 1800-1834 / / George Bentham; ed. by Marion Filipiuk.
In this autobiography of his early life (1800-1834), George Bentham, nephew of the great Utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham, offers a lively depiction of the times, both in England and on the Continent, particularly of post-Napoleonic France, where he lived with his family for twelve years. Retu...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016] ©1997 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Autobiography
- 1. Childhood; St Petersburg, Hampstead, Gosport
- 2. France; Saumur to Toulouse, 1814-18
- 3. Montauban to Montpellier, 1818-22
- 4. A Visit to England, 1823
- 5. A Tour in Scotland and the Lake District
- 6. France Again; Botanizing in the Pyrenees, 1823-25
- 7. Return to England, 1826-27
- 8. London Society; Further Travel, 1827-28
- 9. Legal Studies and Botanical Pursuits, 1829-30
- 10. Death of His Father; Montpellier and Geneva, 1831
- 11. Death of His Uncle; Congress at Vienna, 1832
- 12. Marriage; and Botany at Last, 1833-34
- List of Abbreviations
- Notes
- Appendices