George Combe

CC referred to herself as a disciple of Scottish phrenologist George Combe . Her intense interest in spiritualism, physiology, and the supernatural put her ahead of her time, since the widespread popularity of spiritualism developed...

VL was educated in art and literature by her mother and half-brother (who was studying languages in preparation for university). With Matilda Paget she read Hugh Blair 's Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres...

On her first return from abroad to set up house with Lewes, GE had to undertake damage control in managing her friendships. She was anxious about the probable reaction of old friends like the Brays...

At the beginning of February GE had already been hoping that her friendship with Parkes (a dear, ardent, honest creature) would be close. A couple of years later Parkes went against her...

IHR was said to have been temperamental, given to periods of depression and others of excitability. She experienced health complications after the birth of her third child, including severe headaches and menstrual problems, and became...

CC 's humanitarian interests (probably influenced by George Combe ) led to her publish The Juvenile Uncle Tom's Cabin, an abridged version for young readers of Harriet Beecher Stowe 's famous work.

The work was inspired by Scottish phrenologist George Combe , whose disciple CC declared herself. He influenced her to write on the subjects of phrenology, physiology, and spiritualism.

But it remained uncertain if the journal constituted sufficient evidence to incriminate Dr Lane. It suggested intimacy but did not describe specific sexual acts, and its truth-telling was called into question. One opinion...