A Textbook of Physiology

Title

A Textbook of Physiology

Text Read

A Textbook of Physiology

Author

Foster, Sir Michael

Original Source

Philadelphia: Lea's son & co., 1880

Digitized by

Internet Archive

Publication Date

1880

Date(s) of Reading

  • 1879-03-25
  • 1879-04-22

Evidence

1879-03-25: "Bitter weather. Snow again. Read Part IV again. Felt it better not to print this fragment. Arranged his books and periodicals in Bookroom closet. Read Bain on the Nervous mechanism - and looked for comparison into Foster's. Wrote to Blackwood (William). Signed Probate account." Diary 1879 167
1879-04-22: "Letter from Vivian, returning cheque, and confessing his error. Letter from Mde. Belloc asking me to lend her 500. Told Charles about V. John came to advise me in the evening. Wrote to Mde. Belloc, declining. Homer IV. Foster, Physiology. Mrs. Congreve at 2. Drove her home, with parcel of my grey dresses for the girls." Diary 1879 171

Citation

Foster, Sir Michael, A Textbook of Physiology, George Eliot's Reading, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/57135