THE INFIRMITIES OF GENIUS ILLUSTRATED BY REFERRING THE ANOMALIES IN THE LITERARY CHARACTER TO THE HABITS AND CONSTITUTIONAL PECULIARITIES OF MEN OF GENIUS - TWO BOOKS IN ONE VOLUME
Book Details + Condition: Saunders and Otley (London). First Edition, 1833. Hardcover with three-quarters leather binding and marbled boards (and endpapers) and top-edge gilt. Two books in one volume: 298, 284 pages with indices. The book explores the advantages and abuses of literary pursuits, and the longevity of composers, sculptors, authors and astronomers. It also includes commentary on the most celebrated literary figures of the day, including Lord Byron, Cowper, Walter Scott, Burns, Johnson, and Pope. Other headings include "Nervous Energy," "Precocious Talents," and "Men of Genius". For more information on R.R. Madden, please see below. Firm binding; rubbed corners and edges; light foxing to first and last few pages; interior is otherwise clean and free of markings.
Richard Robert Madden (1798 - 1886) was an Irish physician, historian, and abolitionist. He played an active role in drafting anti-slavery rules in Jamaica on behalf of the British government.
