Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. 1. Historians, Popularizers, and the Victorian Scene 1
6. 2. Anglican Theologies of Nature in a Post-Darwinian Era 39
7. 3. Redefining the Maternal Tradition 95
8. 4. The Showmen of Science. Wood, Pepper, and Visual Spectacle 167
9. 5. The Evolution of the Evolutionary Epic 219
10. 6. The Science Periodical. Proctor and the Conduct of “Knowledge” 295
11. 7. Practitioners Enter the Field Huxley and Ball as Popularizers 353
12. 8. Science Writing on New Grub Street 423
13. Conclusion. Remapping the Terrain 489
14. Bibliography 503
15. Index 535