This multi-disciplinary essay collection explores the controversial life and achievements of Sir John Hill (1714–1775), a prolific contributor to Georgian England’s literature, medicine and science. By the time he died, he had been knighted by the Swedish monarch and become a household name among scientists and writers throughout Britain and Europe. In 1750s London he was a celebrity, but he was also widely vilified.
Hill, an important writer of urban space, also helped define...
Daftar Isi
1 Introduction;
Clare Brant and George Rousseau.-
I HILL & LIVES.- 2 The Biographer’s Tale: Second Thoughts of a Biographer;
George Rousseau.- 3 &...
Tentang Penulis
Clare Brant is Professor of Eighteenth-Century Literature and Culture at King’s College London, UK, where she also co-directs the Centre for Life-Writing Research. S...