One hot summer : Dickens, Darwin, Disraeli, and the Great Stink of 1858 / Rosemary Ashton, Monographie imprimée

Main Author: Ashton, Rosemary, 1947-...., AuteurLanguage: anglais.Country: EtatsUnis, GrandeBretagne.Publication : New Haven [etc.] : Yale University Press, 2018Description: 1 vol. (viii-338 p.-[16] p. de pl.) : ill., portraits, couv. ill. ; 20 cmISBN: 978-0-300-23866-2.Bibliography: Bibliogr. p. 314-320. Notes bibliogr. en fin de volume. Index.Subject - Personal Name: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 Anecdotes | Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 Anecdotes | Disraeli, Benjamin, 1804-1881 Anecdotes Subject - Topical Name: Moeurs et coutumes -- Grande-Bretagne -- Londres (GB) 19e siècle | Conditions sociales -- Grande-Bretagne -- Londres (GB) 19e siècle Subject - Geographical Name: Tamise (GB ; cours d'eau) 19e siècle
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Bibliogr. p. 314-320. Notes bibliogr. en fin de volume. Index

Prologue One: 1858 in history Moments of consequence The rise of Disraeli Medicine and marriage Literature and art Two: May 1858 Dickens in distress Derby Day Marriage mischief Three: June 1858, part I Darwin and the pursuit of science Dickens dissolves his marriage Midsummer madness Meltdown in Clubland Four: June 1858, part II The silver Thames Queen Victoria, Cruiser, and the "Great Eastern" Crinolineomania More marriage troubles Darwin's dilemma Five: July 1858 Darwin in distress 'Mad' wives and vengeful husbands Disraeli tames the Thames Rothschild enters the Commons at last Six: July-August 1858 Hot heads at the Garrick Club Dickens on tour The exploits of Dickens's Mr Stryver Disraeli's whitebait dinner Seven: The aftermath of the hot summer The fallout from the Garrick Club affair Success and embarrassment for Dickens The end of the Robinson case Darwin triumphant Epilogue The year in pantomime One hot summer's consequences

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