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METROPOLITAN QUARTERLY MAGAZINE

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First published: 1826

Place: London

Editorial Description

London, 1826, 2 vols only.

Works as Listed by Roger Cooter (1989)

• 768.1 — 768.1 "A Phrenopatetic History: being an Exercise in Somnambulism," 1 (1826): 142-51. (A fictional inspection of the brain; sneers at SPURZHEIM.)
• 768.2 — 768.2 "Phrenology [review of SPURZHEIM'S Physiognomical System, COMBE'S Elements, and vol 1 of the PHREN J]," 2 (1826): 56-71. (Defends phrenology.)
• 768.3 — 768.3 "[Review of] Spurzheim's Phrenology, in Connection with The Study of Physiognomy. First American Edition, improved, with biography by Nahum Capen," 8 (Oct 1833): 35-6.
• 768.4 — 768.4 "[Review of] Alexander Walker's Physiognomy, founded on Physiology," 10 (Aug 1834): 107-10. (Regarded WALKER as over-turning the phrenologists.)

Editorial Information

768.0 METROPOLITAN QUARTERLY MAGAZINE, London, 1826, 2 vols only.