Peter Bayne

The Life and Letters of Hugh Miller - Volume 1

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The story of a nineteenth-century geologist and his attempt to reconcile his passionate commitment to both science and religion.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 452
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 633g
• ISBN-13: 9781108072373
• ISBN-10: 1108072372
• Artikelnr.: 33272531

Inhaltsangabe

Book I. The Boy: 1. Birth, parentage, and first impressions
2. Dame school
3. The Doocot Cave
4. First glimpse of the Sutherland Highlands
Book II. The Apprentice: 1. Boyish magazines
2. Early friendships
3. Conon-side
4. Returns to Conon-side
Book III. The Journeyman: 1. Favourable opinions from old David Wright and Uncle James
2. Gairloch
3. Comes of age
4. Niddrie
5. The stone-cutter's disease
6. Poems addressed to Ross
7. Poverty, honourable and dishonourable
8. Miller at twenty-six
9. Seeks work in Inverness unsuccessfully
10. Resumes work as a stone-cutter at Cromarty
11. Miller and his new friends
12. Miller's political views
13. Miss Fraser
14. New outlook in life
15. Letters to Miss Dunbar of Boath
16. Two letters on religion
17. Miscellaneous letters.