Presents a dramatic account of how readers across the English-speaking world used history to understand the Age of Enlightenment and Revolutions.

This book traces the transformation of history from a Romantic literary pursuit into a modern academic discipline during the second half of the nineteenth centu

This study explores the practice of scientific enquiry as it took place in the eighteenth-century home. While histories of science have identified the genteel h

In contrast to traditional Enlightenment studies that focus solely on authors and ideas, Gary Kates' employs a literary lens to offer a wholly original history