Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part One: The 'Mental exercises'; Part Two: Contexts; index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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In 1818 Michael Faraday and a handful of other London artisans formed a self-help group with the aim of teaching themselves to write like gentlemen. For a year and a half Faraday's essay-circle met regularly to read aloud and criticise one another's writings. The 'Mental Exercises' they produced are a record of the life, literary tastes and social and political ideas of Dissenting artisans in Regency London. This book is the first to publish the essays and poems produced by Faraday's circle. The complete corpus of the essay-circle's writings is accompanied by detailed annotations, extracts from key sources and a full-length introduction explaining the biographical, historical and literary context of the group.
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JSTOR
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22573/ctt5p5mcp
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Title
Michael Faraday's mental exercises.
International Standard Book Number
1846311403
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Faraday, Michael,1791-1867-- Friends and associates.
Faraday, Michael,1791-1867-- Sources.
Faraday, Michael,1791-1867.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
English language-- Rhetoric-- Study and teaching.
English language-- Style-- Study and teaching.
Report writing-- Study and teaching.
Self-help groups-- England-- London.
Self-help techniques.
English language-- Rhetoric-- Study and teaching.
English language-- Style-- Study and teaching.
Friendship.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- Composition & Creative Writing.