Th Earth on Show - Fossils and the Poetics of Popular Science 1802-1856 : Fossils and the Poetics of Popular Science, 1802-1856

Acknowledgements ix List of Abbreviations xiii Introduction: Science as Literature 1(30) PART I BUILDING THE STORY Enter the Mammoth 31(40) William Buckland: Antiquary and Wizard 71(46) Lizards and Literalists 117(46) Lyell Steps In 163(28) PART II STAGING THE SHOW Marketing Geology 191(26) Polite Science and Narrative Form 217(46) Time Travel and Virtual Tourism in the Age of John Martin 263(62) Literary Monsters 325(32) Scenes and Legends from Deep Time 357(34) Hugh Miller and the Geologic Diorama 391(42) Epilogue: New Mythologies of the Ancient Earth 433(20) Appendix: Currencies, and Sizes of Books 453(2) Works Cited 455(36) Credits 491(2) Index 493