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In search of Sir Thomas Browne: the life and afterlife of the seventeenth century's most inquiring mind
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New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2015.
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xx, 330 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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828.409 B884za 2015
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Combining botany, etymology, medicine, and literary history, the author pays tribute to the English writer, physician, and philosopher whose work inspired everyone from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Virginia Woolf, in an intellectual adventure that champions his skeptical nature and inquiring mind.

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First American edition.
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9780393241648, 0393241645

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"Originally published in Great Britain under the title The adventures of Sir Thomas Browne in the 21st century" -- Verso title page.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-311) and index.
Description
Combining botany, etymology, medicine, and literary history, the author pays tribute to the English writer, physician, and philosopher whose work inspired everyone from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Virginia Woolf, in an intellectual adventure that champions his skeptical nature and inquiring mind.
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Aldersey-Williams, H. (2015). In search of Sir Thomas Browne: the life and afterlife of the seventeenth century's most inquiring mind. First American edition. New York, W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Aldersey-Williams, Hugh. 2015. In Search of Sir Thomas Browne: The Life and Afterlife of the Seventeenth Century's Most Inquiring Mind. New York, W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Aldersey-Williams, Hugh, In Search of Sir Thomas Browne: The Life and Afterlife of the Seventeenth Century's Most Inquiring Mind. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, 2015.

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Aldersey-Williams, Hugh. In Search of Sir Thomas Browne: The Life and Afterlife of the Seventeenth Century's Most Inquiring Mind. First American edition. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, 2015.

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