"The busiest man in England"; Grant Allen and the writing trade, 1875-1900.1403966265 "The busiest man in England"; Grant Allen Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen (February 24, 1848 - October 25, 1899) was a science writer, author and novelist; an able upholder of the evolution doctrine and an expounder of Darwinism. and the writing trade, 1875-1900. Morton Morton, village (1990 pop. 13,799), Tazewell co., central Ill., in a grain-farming and livestock area; inc. 1877. Food is canned, and tractor parts, washing machines, and pottery are manufactured. , Peter. Palgrave Macmillan 2005 251 pages $65.00 Hardcover PR4004 Although he only lived into middle age, Allen Al·len , Edgar 1892-1943. American anatomist who is noted for his studies of hormones and for the discovery (1923) of estrogen. wrote about 30 novels and reams of travel guides and commentaries on everything from atheism atheism (ā`thē-ĭz'əm), denial of the existence of God or gods and of any supernatural existence, to be distinguished from agnosticism, which holds that the existence cannot be proved. , socialism socialism, general term for the political and economic theory that advocates a system of collective or government ownership and management of the means of production and distribution of goods. , evolution, and sexual experimentation. The problem is, why would a man from a wealthy family need to live by his pen? Morton (humanities, Flinders U., Australia) searches for clues in family records as well as in Allen's writings, which include science and light fiction as his "stock in trade," but also feature The Woman Who Did, a work now much scrutinized by feminist critics of the era. He proved to be a prosperous businessman in a time when freelance writing was particularly brutal, largely through sheer hard work and the need to succeed in the face of those who thought he could not. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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