Memoir of Leonard Horner, F.R.S., F.G.S. 2 Volume Paperback Set
Consisting of Letters to his Family and from Some of his Friends

Personal letters to and from a prominent Victorian geologist, educator and factory inspector, published in 1890.

Leonard Horner (Author), Katharine M. Lyell (Edited by)

9781108072861, Cambridge University Press

Multiple-component retail product, published 17 March 2011

784 pages, 2 b/w illus.
25 x 32 x 7 cm, 1.31 kg

Leonard Horner (1785–1864) was a prominent geologist, educator and, later, a factory inspector. In 1833 he was appointed to the Royal Commission on the employment of children in factories, and he inspected sites around the north of England. His earlier scientific work saw him elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1813, and he was twice president of the Geological Society. The two-volume Memoir of Leonard Horner, edited by his daughter, Katharine Lyell, and published in 1890, is a selection of letters to and from his family and friends. The correspondence gives vivid insights into the world of this influential reformer, his scientific, social and political concerns, and key moments in his personal life.

Volume 1: 1. 1785-1811. Birth and parentage
2. 1812–1813. Politics
3. 1814. Journal in Holland
4. 1815–October, 1816. Francis Horner's success in Parliament
5. October, 1816–1817. Paris
6. 1818–1819. Lansdowne House
7. 1820–1823. Dr. Parr
8. 1824–1826. Dr Parr
9. 1827–1829. London
10. 1830–1831. Letters from Mr. Hallam
11. 1832–1833. Letter from Mr. Cockburn
12. 1834–1835. Work among the factories
13. 1837–1838. Lansdowne House
14. 1838. Visit to Patricroft. Volume 2: 1. 1839-1840. Visit to Mr. Samuel Greg
2. 1841. Visit to Edinburgh
3. 1842-1843. Geological Society
4. 1844–1845. Factory Act
5. 1846. Peace with America
6. 1847–1848. Geological Society
7. 1849–1850. Mr. Jameson
8. 1851. Dean of Hereford
9. 1852–1853. Balbo's Life of Dante
10. 1854. Anniversary of Geological Society
11. 1855–1856. Life of Baron Stein
12. 1857–1860. Bishop of Rupert's Land
13. 1861. Anniversary Geological Address
14. 1862–1864. The Queen's sorrow
Index.

Subject Areas: Earth sciences [RB]