Letters on the Laws of Man's Nature and Development

by Harriet Martineau and Henry George Atkinson

Book Overview

Henry George Atkinson (c.1812-c.1890), a free thinker and supporter of naturalism, published extensively on phrenology, mesmerism, and spiritualism. He became acquainted with the professional writer, political activist and radical philosopher Harriet Martineau (1802-76) in the 1840s, when she attributed her recovery from a long illness to mesmerism. Their correspondence was published in 1851, and promotes a radical form of atheistic naturalism, more...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108004156
• ISBN13: 9781108004152
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"