Queen Victoria's skull
Stack, David, 1969-2008
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'Queen Victoria's Skull' explores the life and thinking of the Edinburgh phrenologist George Combe. By tracing the development of Combe's intellectual interests it provides a prism through which to view Victorian culture, science and politics, covering themes of class, religion, sex, crime, art and the theatre.
Main title:
Queen Victoria's skull / David Stack.
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Imprint:
London : Hambledon Continuum, 2008.
Collation:
xvii, 350 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-343) and index.
ISBN:
9781847252333 (hbk)1847252338 (hbk)
Dewey class:
139.092139.092
Language:
English
BRN:
2103348
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