John stuart blackie: a biography
Auteur :
Stoddart, Anna M.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108011785
Date de publication :
22 avr. 2010
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 2,8 cm
Poids :
630 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Stoddart's 1896 biography of John Stuart Blackie (1805–1895) describes this remarkable, energetic and sometimes eccentric Scot. Blackie travelled extensively and trained as a lawyer and a divine before becoming a professor of Classics. His biography offers insights into nineteenth-century Scottish education and the experiences of Scots in Europe.