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Lose yourself in the clouds with bestselling and prize-winning biographer and science writer Richard Holmes in this glorious history of hot-air ballooning.
Hot-air balloons have drifted through Richard Holmes’s work for many years. And now, in this heart-lifting book he tells the story of these ineffably romantic floating machines and the reckless invention of the adventurers who flew them.
His subject is flight itself and the pioneer generation of rival aviators. Ballooning offered a new vision of the earth. The world pondered for the first time reliable weather prediction, observation of the stars from an aerial point of view and the exploration of remote continents. Those in previous centuries who dreamt of flight believed it would open up the secrets of heaven. In fact, as Richard Holmes shows, it revealed the secrets of the world beneath.
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Praise for ‘The Age of Wonder’:
‘A glorious blend of the scientific and the literary that deserves to carry off armfuls of awards and confirms Holmes's reputation as one on the stellar biographers of the age.’ Dominic Sandbrook, Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year
‘No question – the non-fiction book of the year is Richard Holmes's “The Age of Wonder”, not only beautifully written, but also kicking open a new perspective on the Romantic age.’ Andrew Marr, Observer, Books of the Year
‘Itself a wonder – a masterpiece of skilful and imaginative storytelling.’ Michael Holroyd, Guardian, Books of the Year
‘Rich, solid and sparkling, this is a wonderful book.’ Claire Tomalin, Guardian, Books of the Year
‘Dazzling and approachable. It's a brilliantly written account...original in its connections and very generous in its attention.’ Andrew Motion, Guardian, Books of the Year
‘Witty, intellectually dazzling and wholly gripping.’ Richard Mabey, Guardian, Books of the Year
Richard Holmes is Professor of Biographical Studies at the University of East Anglia. His is a Fellow of the British Academy, has honorary doctorates from UEA and the Tavistock Institute, and was awarded an OBE in 1992. He is the author of the prize-winning and best-selling The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science, which was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2009 and won the Royal Society Prize for Science writing. His first book, Shelley: The Pursuit, won the Somerset Maugham Prize in 1974. Coleridge: Early Visions won the 1989 Whitbread Book of the Year, and Dr Johnson & Mr Savage won the James Tait Black Prize. Coleridge: Darker Reflections won the Duff Cooper Prize and the Heinemann Award. He has published two studies of European biography, Footsteps: Adventures of a Romantic Biographer in 1985, and Sidetracks: Explorations of a Romantic Biographer in 2000.
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- PublisherHarperPress
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 0007481063
- ISBN 13 9780007481064
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages320
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