Rosemary Ashton
Autor(a) de One Hot Summer: Dickens, Darwin, Disraeli, and the Great Stink of 1858
About the Author
Disambiguation Notice:
(eng) Rosemary Ashton is the author of three different books titled George Eliot: one in the Past Masters series (1983, 105 pp.), one subtitled A Life (1996, 495 pp.), and one in the Very Interesting People series (2007, 87 pp.).
Obras por Rosemary Ashton
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Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome legal
- Ashton, Rosemary Doreen
- Outros nomes
- Rosemary Thomson (born as)
- Data de nascimento
- 1947-11-04
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Local de nascimento
- Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
- Ocupações
- Quain Professor of English Language and Literature, University College London
- Organizações
- University College London
- Agente
- Victoria Hobbs
- Nota de desambiguação
- Rosemary Ashton is the author of three different books titled George Eliot: one in the Past Masters series (1983, 105 pp.), one subtitled A Life (1996, 495 pp.), and one in the Very Interesting People series (2007, 87 pp.).
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 12
- Also by
- 4
- Membros
- 423
- Popularidade
- #57,688
- Avaliação
- 4.1
- Críticas
- 5
- ISBN
- 33
The core of this book though focuses on the lives of three major figures of the era with alliterative names: Charles Darwin, Charles Dickens, and Benjamin Disraeli. In 1858, Darwin became aware that another scientist, Alfred Russel Wallace, had also devised a theory of natural selection, prompting Darwin to stop dragging his feet and begin to write and publish On the Origin of Species. Dickens, meanwhile, is in the midst of nasty split with his wife due to an affair, while also falling out with fellow writer Thackery. Disraeli is in the best position to address the Great Stink and uses his power to push through the Thames Purification Act, as well as working on other legislation such as no longer requiring Jewish MPs to swear by a Christian God.
The book is a snapshot of a single period, but it feels like a jumble that lacks a coherent theme. And the stories of the three main protagonist by necessity venture far into their lives well before and after 1858. A lot of the text reads as being gossipy, yet delivered very dryly.… (mais)