Journals of Walter White - Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society

Klappentext The journals, published posthumously in 1898, of a self-educated man who worked in the Royal Society's library for forty years. Zusammenfassung Walter White (1811–93) was the self-educated son of a cabinet-maker. He spent most of his working life in the Royal Society, where he was Librarian for twenty-three years. His diary, published posthumously in 1898, describes his intellectual journey and the many influential people he met. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Early years, 1811-44; 2. Sub-librarian at the Royal Society, 1844-53; 3. Walter White and Lord Tennyson; 4. Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Walter White
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.03.2012
• EAN: 9781108045131
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04513-1
• No. of pages: 302
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries