Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. List of Illustrations VI
4. Preface and Acknowledgements IX
5. Introduction: Surveying Bloomsbury 1
6. 1. Godlessness on Gower Street 25
7. 2. Steam Intellect: Diffusing Useful Knowledge 58
8. 3. Gower Street Again: Scandals and Schools 82
9. 4. Bloomsbury Medicine: Letting in the Light 105
10. 5. The British Museum, Panizzi, and the Whereabouts of Russell Square 131
11. 6. Towards the Millennium 155
12. 7. A ‘Quasi-Collegiate’ Experiment in Gordon Square 183
13. 8. Educating Women 215
14. 9. Christian Brotherhood, Co-Operation, and Working Men and Women 249
15. 10. Work and Play in Tavistock Place 274
16. Epilogue 305
17. Notes 311
18. Bibliography 347
19. Index 360