The Complicity of Friends: How George Eliot, G. H. Lewes, and John Hughlings-Jackson Encoded Herbert Spencer's Secret

by Martin Raitiere and Martin N. Raitiere

Book Overview

The Complicity of Friends offers an entirely original perspective within which to appreciate four eminent Victorians: Herbert Spencer, George Eliot, G. H. Lewes, and John Hughlings-Jackson. For the first time, I clarify the nature of Spencer's illness and demonstrate its repercussions in the lives and work of his three gifted friends.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611485975
• ISBN13: 9781611485974
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"