Edin, quarterly, Dec 1823-Oct 1847, 20 vols; ed Richard POOLE, 1824, then George COMBE, Andrew COMBE, James SIMPSON, Robert COX, and others, 1825-Sept 1837 (4s); NS London, ed Hewett Cottrell WATSON, 1838-1 40 (2s 6d); Edin, ed Robert Cox, 1841-47. (Reviewed: ALDINE MAG, 1839; ANALYST, 1836; A. COMBE, 1840; EDIN CHRIST IN- STRUCTOR, 1824; EXAMINER, 1831; LANCET, 1829, 1834; LITERARY GAZ, 1831; MEDICO-CHIRURG J, 1824; NATURALIST, 1838.) [NOTE: The following is a chronological list, by volume, of those articles for whom authorship has not been established; only original articles are included here.] Vol 1 (1823/4)
Works as Listed by Roger Cooter (1989)
895.1
— 895.1 "Introductory Statement": iii-xxxi. (A useful overview and history.)
895.2
— 895.2 "Falsehoods and Malignities": xviii-xxii. (A hoax with a turnip intended to outsmart phrenologists; reprinted as "The Turnip Story," in R. COX, 1836: 11-13.)
895.3
— 895.3 "Application of Phrenology to Criticism": 92-115; vol 2: 201-6. (On Macbeth.)
895.4
— 895.4 "Dr. Milligan vs. Phrenology": 490-2.
895.6
— 895.6 "Cursory Remarks on Ireland": 161-77. (The Irish head.)
895.7
— 895.7 "Sketch of Laws for a Phrenological Society": 241-5.
895.8
— 895.8 ["G"], "On the Effects of Old Age on the manifestations of the Mental Faculties--to editor" 375-78. Reprinted in R. COX, 1836: 235-37. Vol 3 (1825/6)
895.9
— 895.9 "Letter to the Author of 'A Vindication of the Church of Scotland from the Charge of Fatalism urged against it in the Phrenological Journal,' " No. VIII, Art 5th: 252-8.
895.11
— 895.11 "Size of Head, National and Provincial; Observed by an Experimental Hat-Maker of London": 539-52. Reprinted in R. COX, 1836: 158-70. (Hat sizes reflect gender and class distinctions.) Vol 5 (1828/9)
895.12
— 895.12 "Case of Spectral Illusion": 210-12, 319-20. Reprinted in R. COX, 1836: 174-77.
895.13
— 895.13 "On the Size of Hats Used by the Different Classes of Society, Dundee, June, 1828": 213-17. Reprinted in R. COX, 1836: 170-4. (Further confirmation from another hatter.)
895.14
— 895.14 "Visit to Dr. Gall (From a Communication to the Birmingham Journal)": 577-80. Vol 6 (1829/30)
895.16
— 895.16 "On the Punishment of Death for Forgery": 410-18.
895.17
— 895.17 "Phrenological Analysis of Infant Education on Mr. Wilderspin's System": 418-33.
895.18
— 895.18 "The London University": 529-32. Vol 7 (1831/2)
895.19
— 895.19 "On Human Capability of Improvement": 197-212.
895.20
— 895.20 "Hints to the Operative Classes in Britain": 276-80. (Recommends reduction of working hours, but not to enable workers more time for drink.)
895.21
— 895.21 "Dr. Caldwell on a Primitive Tribe of Americans, and on Phrenology in America": 281-5.
895.22
— 895.22 "Dr. Michael Ryan versus Phrenology [in his Manual of Medical Jurisprudence, 1831, for which the LANCET had rebuked him, 25 Oct 1831]": 366-8.
895.23
— 895.23 "Penitentiary Discipline [review of Caldwell's New Views of Penitentiary Discipline and Moral Education and Reformation of Criminals]": 385-410, 493-517.
895.24
— 895.24 "Cruelty to Animals--Sir William Hamilton's Experiments": 427-33.
895.25
— 895.25 "On the Harmony Between Philosophy and Religion": 481-93.
895.26
— 895.26 "Observations on the Progress and Prospects of the Cause of Universal Peace": 518-36. Vol 8 (1832/4)
895.27
— 895.27 "The Dumfries Times and Phrenology [on Revd Chs . FINLATER'S anti-phrenological comments]": 365-7. Vol 9 (1834/6)
895.28
— 895.28 "Mr. Carmichael's Examination of Mr. Macnish's Objections to his theory of Sleep, in the Phrenological Journal for Dec. 1834" 318-27.
895.29
— 895.29 "Observations on the Phrenological Standard of Civilization": 360-74. (Man's rise from savagery.)
895.30
— 895.30 "Phrenological Quacks, quoted from the Amer Annals of Phrenology, 2 [May 1835]": 517-19. Vol 10 (1836/7)
895.31
— 895.31 "Phrenological Controversies": 150-3. (Listing the main attacks and their rebuttals.)
895.32
— 895.32 "Phrenological Opinions of John Gibson Lockhart," 428-35.
895.33
— 895.33 "The Pope versus Phrenology": 600-2. (An edict had been brought against the Italian phrenologist, FOSSATI; G. COMBE'S phrenology was one of the works 'proscribitque'.)
895.34
— 895.34 "The Present State of Phrenology in the University of Cambridge": 706-9. Vol 11 (1838)
895.35
— 895.35 "Dr. Elliotson versus Spurzheim and the Phrenologists of Britain": 225-47.
895.36
— 895.36 "Recent Attacks on Phrenology": 260-6.
895.37
— 895.37 "Phrenology and the Encyclopaedia Britannica; --or the deliberate obstruction of Truth": 278-82. 317-
895.38
— 895.38 "[Review of Samuel] Smiles, Physical Education": 20. ('It would form a serviceable adjunct or appendix to the works of Dr. Combe.') Vol 12 (1839)
895.39
— 895.39 "The Phrenological Manipulators": 346-50. Vol 13 (1840)
895.40
— 895.40 Science: "On the Requisites for the Advance of Phrenological Manipulations": 97-119.
895.41
— 895.41 "Phrenology and the Medical Profession": 128-42.
895.42
— 895.42 "The Fareham Controversy [between ENGLEDUE and allies and the Rev Sir Henry THOMPSON and Mr. STANILAND, a surgeon--review of six or more pamphlets and newspaper reports]": 142-6. Vol 16 (1843)
895.43
— 895.43 "[Review of] Report of the Trial of Daniel M'Naughton, for the Murder of Edward Drummond, Esq (London 1843)": 182-91. (See also RUMBALL, 1843.) Vol 18 (1845)
895.44
— 895.44 "[Review of R. Chambers] Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation": 69-79. Vol 19 (1846)
895.45
— 895.45 "[Review of R. Chambers] Explanations: A Sequel to 'Vestiges' [with a letter by H. C. WATSON]": 159-75.
895.46
— 895.46 "On the Practical Application of Phrenology in the Ordinary Affairs of Life": 223-7. Vol 20 (1847)
895.47
— 895.47 [EDIN PHREN SOC vs Robert VERITY--summary of the case] 444-6.
895.48
— 895.48 "Address to the Readers of the Phrenological Journal, at the Conclusion of the New (or Second) Series": 463-7. See (excluding here citations of works reviewed in the Phren J): W. Adams, 1842; W. Ainslie, 1829/30; J. Anderson, 1826/7; D. Alexander, 1826/7; W. Alison, 1836; J. Armstrong, 1842; W. Atherton, 1824; H. Atkinson, 1841-4; J. Balfour, 1840; W. Bally, 1841; S. Bardsley, 1839; R. Beamish, 1841-3; J. Beattie, 1829/30; J. Bedford, 1838; A. Boardman, 1843; N. Brewer, 1841; J. Bridges, 1825/6; T. Brindley, 1844; J. P. Browne, 1846; W. A. F. Browne, 1832-47; J. Bruce, 1834/6; R. Buchanan, 1823-6; C. Caldwell, 1826-42; G. Calvert, G. Cameron, 1824/5; J. Cargill, 1838; W. Cargill, 1838; A. Carmichael, 1834/6; R. Carmichael, 1824/5; H. Clarke, 1841-5; T. Coates, 1832/4; A. Combe, 1823-46; G. Combe, 1823-47; J. Connon, 1840; C. Cowan, 1838; R. Cox, 1832/45; R. Cull, 1838-47; J. G. Davey, 1842-7; N. S. Davis, 1845; A. Dean, 1836-9; J. Deville, 1841; R. Dick, 1843; C. Donovan, 1841-4; C. Drewry, 1832/4; J. Duncan, 1834/6; R. Edmondson, 1831-6; J. Elliotson, 1834-38; F. Favell, 1831/2; C. Findlater, 1834/6; J. Fossati, 1828/9; F. Gall, 1829-46; W. Gibson, 1834/6; D. Goyder, 1841; W. Gregory, 1832-47; D. Hallyburton, 1826/7; G. Hancock, 1834-7; W. Hancock, 1834-40; ? Harris, 1839; J. Hawkins, 1831-43; W. B. Hodgson, 1836-41; A. Hood, 1824/5; B. Hoppe, 1824-9; E. Hurlbut, 1842-6; E. Hytch, 1838-47; J. Inglis, 1836/7; T. Irvine, 1825/6; W. Jackson, 1839; H. Janson, 1841; P. Jones, 1847; J. Kennedy, 1825-41; A. Kilgour, 1845; M. Kirtley, 1836/7; G. Kombst, 1843; J. Leadbetter, 1825/6; A. Leighton, 1843; J. Levison, 1828-43; H. Lowe, 1841-3; W. Lowe, 1839-45; G. Lyon, 1823-7; R. MacGeorge, 1837/8; G. MacKenzie, 1824-43; R. M'Gibbon, 1832/4; J. Maxwell, 1836-9; C. Meymott, 1840-3; C. Mittermaier, 1843; J. Moore, 1841; T. Morgan, 1836/7; S. Morton, 1845; D. Nicol, 1839; J. Nicol, 1825/6; D. Noble, 1834-9; R. Noel, 1840-4; J. Osborne, 1842; C. Otto, 1826-42; R. Owen, 1823-6; G. Paterson, 1824-6; R. Patterson, 1834/6; Phren Assn, 1839-43; C. Prentice, 1846; T. Prideaux, 1844-5; H. Prince, 1834/6; J. Rawson, 1834/5; W. Ritchie, 1823/4; J. Ross, 1823/4; J. Rumball, 1838; M. Sampson, 1839; T. Sandwith, 1826/7; G. Schwartz, 1829/30; D. Scott, 1828/9; W. Scott, 1825-9; J. Sedgwick, 1829/30; J. Simpson, 1823-44; D. Skae, 1847; A. Smart, 1826-34; G. Smith, 1839; J. T. Smith, 1836/7; S. Smith, 1836/7; W. H. Smith, 1840; H. Spray, 1832/4; J. Spurzheim, 1828-40; J. Stebbing, 1831/2; J. Straton, 1846-7; G. Struve, 1846; W. Tait, 1836/7; A. Taylor, 1825/6; C. Thompson, 1845; W. Tod, 1834/6; A. Trevelyan, 1842; W. Trevelyan, 1824/5; J. Trotter, 1825/6; R. Verity, 1839; W. Vernon, 1841; G. Wardlaw, 1825/6; S. Ware, 1844; H. Watson, 1829-38; W. Weir, 1846; D. Welsh, 1824/5; W. Whitney, 1838-9; J. Whitson, 1825/6; H. Wright, 1828/9; H. G. Wright, 1836/7.
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895.0
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Roger Cooter, Phrenology in the British Isles (1989)
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Original Transcription
895.0 PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL AND MISCELLANY -- Edin, quarterly,
Dec 1823-Oct 1847, 20 vols; ed Richard POOLE, 1824, then George
COMBE, Andrew COMBE, James SIMPSON, Robert COX, and others,
1825-Sept 1837 (4s); NS London, ed Hewett Cottrell WATSON, 1838-1
40 (2s 6d); Edin, ed Robert Cox, 1841-47. (Reviewed: ALDINE
MAG, 1839; ANALYST, 1836; A. COMBE, 1840; EDIN CHRIST IN-
STRUCTOR, 1824; EXAMINER, 1831; LANCET, 1829, 1834; LITERARY
GAZ, 1831; MEDICO-CHIRURG J, 1824; NATURALIST, 1838.)
[NOTE: The following is a chronological list, by volume, of those
articles for whom authorship has not been established; only original
articles are included here.]
Vol 1 (1823/4)