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George Burgess (1829-1905)
A Victorian Perspective
| The Diary of George Burgess | ||
| Click to read - An Autobiography written late in life to reflect on his life, his parents and grandfather, and his children. | ||
| Poems by George Burgess | ||
| A selection of Poems written by George Burgess. To read a poem click on the date it was written. |  |
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| 1875 | PASTOR BRANDY WINE | |
| 1876 | WANTED A BARMAID | |
| 1878 | THE BETTER LAND | |
| 1882 | MY WIFE AWAY | |
| 1884 | JOY IS COMING | |
| 1894 | THE DAYS GONE BYE | |
| Phrenology | ||
 George
Burgess (1829 -1905) practiced Phrenology in the Arcades,
Bristol from 1861 to 1901. Two books he published about or after
1871, and most likely published in the Bristol area, can be viewed
from this site. The first book is a general guide to Phrenology.
The Scriptural passages in it were searched out by George Burgess
in 1868. The second book was used by George Burgess until his
retirement in 1901, the readings being entered into this book
by George Burgess for his customers to keep. |
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George Burgess - Phrenologist |
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| Click to view | Original copy of book published about 1871 | |
Phrenology by George Burgess |
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| Click to view | Original copy on Reading of Gertrude Rosa Burgess - 1901 | |
Phrenology Heads used by George Burgess |
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| Click to view | Photos of the wood carving and brass plate Phrenology head stamps used by George Burgess in his profession in the Arcades, Bristol (1861-1901). | |
Useful Links on Phrenology |
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| Phrenology
- An Overview - The Victorian Web |
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| The Victorian Scrapbook by George Burgess | ||
The scrapbook
of George Burgess covers most of his working life from
the 1850's to 1900's and consists of Victorian Newspaper cuttings,
mostly undated, and mostly from British newspapers (includes a
few American newspaper articles). As he ran out of space he stuck
newer cuttings over older articles. A few of the articles have
come adrift and most have deteriorated with age. However, this
scrapbook is notable in that it gives insight into George Burgess
as a person, as he selected (as anyone would) articles to which
he could relate. Articles reflecting his views and topics
of interest to him including Family, Health and Education, Humour, Poetry, Politics and History, Religion, Science and Nature, Temperance (Drink) and Victorian Culture. |
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| A Choice selection of six articles hand-written by George Burgess | ||
| George Burgess, a great lover of poetry and good literature, gained much pleasure from copying some of the articles he collected from newspapers. Click here to view a selection of six articles of his choice, poems and short stories, reproduced in his hand-writing and written on his own personalised paper. | ||
| George Burgess & His Family Life | ||
| Read about his parents and grandfather (John Willis), his life in England and America and his children as they grow up at Latteridge, Gloucestershire and lead their own lives. Also browse the Burgess family photos and Burgess family documents. | ||
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