{"product_id":"rail-the-body-and-the-brian-cowlishaw-9781476683058","title":"The Rail, the Body and the Pen: Essays on Travel, Medicine and Technology in 19th Century British Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e Many of the best-known British authors of the 1800s were fascinated by the science and technology of their era. Dickens included spontaneous human combustion and \"mesmerism\" (hyptnotism) in his plots. Mary Shelley created the immortal Dr. Victor Frankenstein and his creature. H.G. Wells imagined the \u003ci\u003eTime Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eInvisible Man\u003c\/i\u003e, and invaders from Mars. Percy Shelley was as infamous at Oxford for his smelly experiments and for his atheism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book of essays explores representations of technology in the work of various nineteenth-century British authors. Essays cluster around two important areas of innovation-- transportation and medicine. Each essay contributor accessibly maps out the places where art and science meet, detailing how these authors both affected and reflected the technological revolutions of their time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Cowlishaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476683050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476683058\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Brian Cowlishaw","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996518646015,"sku":"9781476683058","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_914de7ae-3c69-469c-a9c2-4064e34a4411.jpg?v=1683342150","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rail-the-body-and-the-brian-cowlishaw-9781476683058","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}