Tag Archives: Edinburgh

A Rat in the Face

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Snippets 200.  Today marks something of a milestone on Windows into History, the 200th “snippet”.  If you will permit a little self-indulgence, I thought it would be nice to return to the subject of the very first “snippet”, from way back … Continue reading →

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Journals 6.1 – Excursion to Scotland, 1832 (Part 1)

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Roger Pocock

The website archive.org brings together collections of scanned books from universities, etc. It is a fantastic resource, and includes some unpublished manuscripts. One such manuscript, from the University of Toronto, is titled Excursion to Scotland, 1832. The author is unknown. … Continue reading →

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Journals 4.4 – Men and Manners by Grant Thorburn (Part 4)

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Roger Pocock

This is the fourth part of my article on Grant Thorburn’s journal.  For the previous parts please see the earlier entries from 1st July,  5th July and 9th July 2015. At the Royal Society of Surgeons, Thorburn viewed the dissecting … Continue reading →

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Journals 4.3 – Men and Manners by Grant Thorburn (Part 3)

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Roger Pocock

This is the third part of my article on Grant Thorburn’s journal.  For the first and second parts please see the earlier entries from 1st July and 5th July 2015. Next on the agenda for Thorburn was an investigation into … Continue reading →

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Journals 3.2 – A Year Abroad by Willard C. George (Part 2)

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Roger Pocock

This is the second part of my article on George’s journal.  For the first part, please see the entry posted on 15th June 2015. George offered his opinions as to the state of Ireland in general, attributing much of their … Continue reading →

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