WorkFrederic Henry Hedge

“Pretensions of Phrenology Examined," Christian Examiner, vol. 17: 249–69”

Frederic Henry Hedge (1805–1890) · November 1834

InferredFuller has read Hedge's article "Pretensions of Phrenology Examined" twice and praises its style as "logical, pungent, beautiful." Hudspeth identified the publication as Christian Examiner 17 (November 1834):249–69, a review of Spurzheim's work on phrenology.

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“Mr Robinson brought me your article on Phrenology as "capital—logical, pungent, beautiful style”
Letters of Margaret Fuller ed. Hudspeth · Groton 3oth Novr 1834
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“Mr Robinson brought me your article on Phrenology as "capital—logical, pungent, beautiful style and what not! He said you "were becoming one of the first writers of the day"...”

Fuller, Margaret. "To Frederic H. Hedge, 30 November 1834." In The Letters of Margaret Fuller, Vol. I: 1817–1838, edited by Robert N. Hudspeth, 212–215. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1983.

Inferred Fuller has read Hedge's article "Pretensions of Phrenology Examined" twice and praises its style as "logical, pungent, beautiful." Hudspeth identified the publication as Christian Examiner 17 (November 1834):249–69, a review of Spurzheim's work on phrenology.