Human Physiology, Statical and Dynamical, or, The conditions and course of the life of man
Title
Human Physiology, Statical and Dynamical, or, The conditions and course of the life of man
Text Read
Human Physiology, Statical and Dynamical, or, The conditions and course of the life of man
Author
Draper, John William
Original Source
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1856
Digitized by
HathiTrust
Publication Date
1856
Date(s) of Reading
- 1857-04-22
- 1857-05-26
- 1857-06-[?]
Evidence
1857-04-22: "22. Letter from my Brother saying Chrissey is worse. I am deeply depressed and feeling the ills of life more than the blessings, though these are so many. A letter from Barbara too. Reading the Oedipus Coloneus and Shelley. I have begun Draper's Physiology, too but rarely have spirit and clearness of brain for it. Tonight we finished Aurora Leigh for the second time." Diary 1854-1861 68
1857-05-26: "26. Wrote to my Brother and Sister Fanny. Received a pleasant letter from Blackwood, enclosing one from Archer Gurney to the "author of Mr. Gilfil's Love Story". Read G. the three first chapters of Janet's Repentance. We are reading Draper's Physiology in the evenings." Diary 1854-1861 69
1857-06-[?]: "We have had long rambles and long readings. But our choice of literature has been rather circumscribed in this out of the way place. The life of George Stephenson has been a real profit and pleasure. I have read Draper's Physiology aloud, for grave evening hours, and such books as Currer Bell's "Professor," Mde d'Auney's Mariage en Province and Miss Ferrier's "Marriage" for lighter food. The last, however, we found ourselves unable to finish, notwithstanding Miss Ferrier's high reputation. I have been getting a smattering of botany from Miss Catlow and from Dr. Thomson's little book on Wild Flowers, which have created at least a longing for something more complete on the subject." From Recollections of Jersey 1857. GEL 2: 369
1857-05-26: "26. Wrote to my Brother and Sister Fanny. Received a pleasant letter from Blackwood, enclosing one from Archer Gurney to the "author of Mr. Gilfil's Love Story". Read G. the three first chapters of Janet's Repentance. We are reading Draper's Physiology in the evenings." Diary 1854-1861 69
1857-06-[?]: "We have had long rambles and long readings. But our choice of literature has been rather circumscribed in this out of the way place. The life of George Stephenson has been a real profit and pleasure. I have read Draper's Physiology aloud, for grave evening hours, and such books as Currer Bell's "Professor," Mde d'Auney's Mariage en Province and Miss Ferrier's "Marriage" for lighter food. The last, however, we found ourselves unable to finish, notwithstanding Miss Ferrier's high reputation. I have been getting a smattering of botany from Miss Catlow and from Dr. Thomson's little book on Wild Flowers, which have created at least a longing for something more complete on the subject." From Recollections of Jersey 1857. GEL 2: 369
Citation
Draper, John William, Human Physiology, Statical and Dynamical, or, The conditions and course of the life of man, George Eliot's Reading, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/57711