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THE LUNAR MEN: THE FRIENDS WHO MADE THE FUTURE 1730-1810

Book ID/图书代码: 11701204B07453

English Summary/英文概要: Led by Erasmus Darwin, the Lunar Society of Birmingham was formed from a group of amateur experimenters, tradesmen and artisans who met and made friends in the Midlands in the 1760s. Most came from humble families, all lived far from the centre of things, but they were young and their optimism was boundless: together they would change the world. Among them were the ambitious toy-maker Matthew Boulton and his partner James Watt, of steam-engine fame; the potter Josiah Wedgwood; the larger-than-life Erasmus Darwin, physician, poet, inventor and theorist of evolution (a forerunner of his grandson Charles Darwin). Later came Joseph Priestley, discoverer of oxygen and fighting radical.

Led by Erasmus Darwin they joined a small band of allies, formed the Lunar Society of Birmingham (so called because it met at each full moon) and kick-started the Industrial Revolution. Blending science, art, and commerce, the Lunar Men built canals, launched balloons, named plants, gases and minerals, changed the face of England and the china in its drawing rooms, and plotted to revolutionise its soul.

Jenny Uglow’s The Lunar Men is a vivid and swarming group portrait that brings to life the friendships, political passions, love affairs, and love of knowledge (and power) that drove these extraordinary men. It echoes the thud of pistons and the wheeze and snort of engines, and brings to life the tradesmen, artisans, and tycoons who shaped and fired the modern age.

Winner of the PEN Hessel-Tiltman prize for history, and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography, The Lunar Men captures the creation of the modern world with lucid intelligence, sympathy and wisdom. Jenny Uglow is also the prize-winning author of Nature’s Engraver, Elizabeth Gaskell: A Habit of Stories and most recently, In These Times.

Chinese Summary/中文概要: 伯明翰月光社由Erasmus Darwin领导,最初是一群业余的实验者、商人和工匠,他们在18世纪60年代相互认识,并结交成为朋友。其中大部分人来自下层家庭,居住地点远离中心,但他们年轻、并且积极乐观,当他们团结在一起时,就能改变世界。在他们其中,有充满雄心的玩具制造者Matthew Boulton 和他的合伙人 James Watt;制陶工人Josiah Wedgwood,以及Erasmus Darwin(物理学家、诗人、发明家、同时也是进化论提出者Charles Darwin的祖父)……

由Erasmus Darwin领导,他们成立了伯明翰月光社,因为他们在月圆时聚会,故而得名,他们发起了工业革命。结合科学、艺术和商业,月光社的成员们建造了运河,发明了气球,为许多植物、气体和矿物命名,改变了英格兰的面貌。

Jenny Uglow 撰写的《月光社》生动地描绘了友谊、政治热情、爱情以及对知识的热爱,刻画了一群商人、匠人和巨头的人生,而这些人塑造了现代。

《月光社》曾荣获诸项大奖,刻画了现代世界的创造与崛起,充满智慧与共鸣。作者Jenny Uglow还曾著有获奖作品《天然雕刻师》。(LYR)

Awards/获奖情况:“本书语言优美,作者Jenny Uglow在本书中展现了卓越的故事叙述技巧。”——《伯明翰邮报》

“这是一本令人兴奋的著作,书中充满了奇迹。作者Jenny Uglow堪称最完美的历史学家。”——《泰晤士报》

‘Jenny Uglow escapes into the past with the skill of a master storyteller in this beautifully written book.’ -- Birmingham Post

‘This is an exhilarating book, filled with wonders. Jenny Uglow is the most perfect historian imaginable.’ -- The Times

About the Author/作者介绍: Jenny Uglow在坎布里亚长大,目前从事出版工作。她的著作包括获奖的Elizabeth Gaskell和William Hogarth传记。《月光社》于2002年出版,Richard Holmes将其誉为“非常吸引人的故事”,而《天然雕刻师》则荣获了2007年全国艺术作家奖。《赌神:查理二世与修复》则入围了2010年塞缪尔约翰逊奖。她最近的著作被誉为“由获奖历史学家巅峰时期的杰出作品”。她目前居住在坎特伯雷。

Here is some information from Wikipedia:
Jenny Uglow was brought up in Cumbria and later Dorset. She attended Cheltenham Ladies’ College and St Anne’s College, University of Oxford. After gaining a first in English, she took a BLitt. In 1971, she married Steve Uglow, professor emeritus at the University of Kent; the couple have three sons and a daughter. Uglow worked in publishing after leaving university. Until 2013 she was editorial director of the publishing company Chatto & Windus, an imprint of Random House.

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