..". important and admirable... " -- VictorianStudies..". presents a good picture of many currents ofthought that flowed through the Victorian mind, particularly those of a religiousnature." -- History"The overall standard of theseessays is very high.... should win a deserved place upon our students' readinglists." -- ISISAn outgrowth of a special issue of VictorianStudies, this volume has been expanded to include additional essays which broadenand enrich the collection, including essays on physics, mathematics, chemistry, economics, anthropology, and biology and how they influenced thought and literaturein Victorian Britain.