Title: Bugs and the Victorians
Subtitle: insects, science, and experts in nineteenth-century England
First published: 2009
Description: This text explores how science became increasingly important in 19th century British culture and how the systematic study of insects permitted entomologists to engage with the most pressing questions of Victorian times: the nature of God, mind, and governance, and the origins of life.
Subjects: Entomology, History, World history
Places: England
Time periods: 19th century
LC classification: QL482.G7 C58 2009