Memorials Of Sir C. J. F. Bunbury Bart - Volume 1

Sir Charles James Fox Bunbury was a botanist and geologist who corresponded regularly with many other scientists of his time. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and helped identify botanical fossils. Volume 1 of his letters and diaries covers the years 1851-1893. This nine-volume edition was published privately by his wife Frances Horner and her sister Katherine Lyell. His copious journal and letters give an unparalleled view of the scientific and cultural society of Victorian England, and of the impact of Darwin's theories on his contemporaries.

Sir Charles James Fox Bunbury (1809-86), the distinguished botanist and geologist, corresponded regularly with Lyell, Horner, Darwin and Hooker among others, and helped them in identifying botanical fossils. He was active in the scientific societies of his time, becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1851. This nine-volume edition of his letters and diaries was published privately by his wife Frances Horner and her sister Katherine Lyell between 1890 and 1893. His copious journal and letters give an unparalleled view of the scientific and cultural society of Victorian England, and of the impact of Darwin's theories on his contemporaries. Volume 1 begins with a short autobiographical memoir written by Bunbury towards the end of his life, and ends with his marriage to Frances Horner in 1844. It demonstrates his interest in science, encouraged by his parents and continued at Cambridge and during travels in Europe and South America.