The Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes

The Age of Wonder

Richard Holmes

21 hours, 25 minutes first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science challenging informative slow-paced

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"'The Age of Wonder' is Richard Holmes' first major work of biography for a decade. It has been inspired by the scientific ferment that swept through Britain at the end of the 18th century, and which Holmes now radically redefines as 'the revoluti...

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Moods

informative 100%
adventurous 36%
inspiring 32%
challenging 28%
reflective 16%
funny 8%
hopeful 8%
lighthearted 8%
relaxing 4%

Pace

slow 68%
medium 31%

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