Between magic and reason: science in 19th century popular fiction

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Between magic and reason: science in 19th century popular fiction

The scientist in fiction is much maligned. The mad, bad scientist has framed much of the debate about literary representations of science and with good reason since he is a towering icon of popular culture. Yet, I will propose that an equally preeminent figure provides an alternative model of scienc...

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Main Author:	Roach, Katherine
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2011
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13687/

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