{"product_id":"1859-illustrations-of-genius-in-some-of-its-relations-to-culture-and-society","title":"1859 Illustrations of Genius, in some of its relations to Culture and Society","description":"\u003cp\u003eGiles, Henry. \u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations of Genius, in some of its relations to Culture and Society\u003c\/strong\u003e. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1859. [12502]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrown blindstamped publisher's cloth, faded gilt titles to spine, edge-worn with frayed corners and ends, 7 1\/4 x 4 3\/4 inches. Inscription and signature in pencil on the end papers. 362 toned pages; old light stain in the top margin of most pages. Fair. Hardcover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe copyright is 1854. \"Printed by Samuel B. Howard.\" \"Stereotyped at the Boston Stereotype Foundry.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapters on Cervantes, Don Quixote, The Scarlet Letter, Fiction, Public Opinion, The Philanthropic Sentiment, Music, The Cost of a Civilized Man, Conversation, Wordsworth, Robert Burns, and Thomas de Quincey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHenry Giles (1809-1882), b. Co. Wexford, Ireland; d. Quincy, Massachusetts. He was born to a Roman Catholic family, and became first a Protestant minister, and then, a Unitarian one. When a pastor of a congregation in Liverpool, England, he and James Martineau and John Hamilton Thom engaged in a public debate with members of the Established Church, the results of which were published as \u003cem\u003eUnitarianism Defended\u003c\/em\u003e. Giles moved to the United States in 1840 and became an author and public lecturer.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haaswurth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45355248681026,"sku":"ABE12502","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0191\/6066\/2082\/files\/DSC09005BackgroundRemoved.png?v=1791222636","url":"https:\/\/www.haaswurth.com\/products\/1859-illustrations-of-genius-in-some-of-its-relations-to-culture-and-society","provider":"Haaswurth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}