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Chapter Three “Great Frosts and . . . Some Very Hot Summers”
Strange Weather, the Last Letters, and the Last Days in Gilbert White’s the Natural History of Selborne
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- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- Figures vii
- A Note about the Cover xi
- Acknowledgments xiii
- Introduction 1
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The Boundaries of Natural History
- “Twin Labourers and Heirs of the Same Hopes” 23
- The Rock Record and Romantic Narratives of the Earth 53
- “Great Frosts and . . . Some Very Hot Summers” 85
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The Global Reach of Natural History
- Jefferson’s Thermometer 111
- Robinson Crusoe’s Earthenware Pot 139
- Frankenstein, Racial Science, and the “Yellow Peril” 173
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Botany, Taxonomy, and Political Discourse
- Lyrical Strategies, Didactic Intent 199
- Romantic Exemplarity 223
- Taxonomical Cures 255
- About the Contributors 271
- Index 275
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- Figures vii
- A Note about the Cover xi
- Acknowledgments xiii
- Introduction 1
-
The Boundaries of Natural History
- “Twin Labourers and Heirs of the Same Hopes” 23
- The Rock Record and Romantic Narratives of the Earth 53
- “Great Frosts and . . . Some Very Hot Summers” 85
-
The Global Reach of Natural History
- Jefferson’s Thermometer 111
- Robinson Crusoe’s Earthenware Pot 139
- Frankenstein, Racial Science, and the “Yellow Peril” 173
-
Botany, Taxonomy, and Political Discourse
- Lyrical Strategies, Didactic Intent 199
- Romantic Exemplarity 223
- Taxonomical Cures 255
- About the Contributors 271
- Index 275