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CONTENTS General Introduction Bibliography List vii xxvii xxix xxxi I. Organizing the Exhibition 1 [Henry and Francis 'Great Exhibition of the Works of of All Nations', Morning Post 7 of Industry of All Nations', fournal (1849) 25 [Anon.], 'Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations', The Times 37 [Anon.], Great Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in 1851', The Times (1849) 57 ['Queen Victorias Warrant Creating the Royal London Gazette (1850) 63 'Minutes of the First and Second Meetings of the Appointed by Her Majesty for Promotion of the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations, to be Holden in the Year 1851' (1852) 71 [Anon.], Great Exhibition of Industry, 1851. at the The Times (1850) 87 The Meeting, 21 February 1850 103 [Anon.], Exhibition of 1851', The Times (1850) 105 Samuel Wilberforce, On (1850) 121 [Anon.], Exhibition of All Nations. Grand Banquet at the Mansion-House', The Times (1850) 125 'Building for the Great Industrial Exhibition, to be Erected in Hyde-Park' [engraving], News (1850) 147 'Copy of a Letter Addressed by the Commissioners of the Exhibition of to the Lords of the Treasury, Memorandum as to the Site of the Exhibition Building in Hyde Park' (1850) 'Hyde Park - Exhibition of 1851', Hansard (1850) 167 [Anon.], Dinner to Mr Paxton Daily News (1851) 195
vi The Great A Volume 1 Prefatory Essays to the Descriptive and Illustrated 207 Henry (1851) 211 M. Digby Construction of the Building' (1851) 251 II. Reactions to the Proposed Exhibition [Anon.], Building for the Great Industrial Exhibition of 297 Discussion Digby Wyatt's paper 'On the Construction of the Building for the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations in Minutes Institution Civil (1850-1) 305 [William Bridges Adams], 'The Industrial Exhibition of Review [Anon.], 'Address', (1850) 347 Editorial Notes 353 Silent Corrections 379 List of Sources 381
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CONTENTS II. Reactions to the Proposed Exhibition (continued) fohn Bull on the Offensive 1 [Anon.], 'Hyde Park in Bull (1850) 3 [Anon.], Blessings of the Exhibition fohn Bull (1850) 4 [Anon.], Raree Show', fohn (1851) 7 [Anon.], House Tyranny', fohn Bull (1851) 10 [Anon.], World's Show and the World's Bull (1851) 11 [Anon.], Latest Invention for the Crystal Bull (1851) 13 fohn Bull 14 [Anon.], 'Her at the Crystal Bull 18 [Anon.], Bull (1851) 19 'A Constant Reader', Archbishop at the Crystal Palace' [letter], fohn Bull (1851) 22 [Anon.], 23 Tory Reactions 25 E. Proposed Exhibition of Edinburgh Magazine 27 [Anon.], 'London in 1851', Magazine (1851) 45 Responses by Radicals [Anon.], 'Great Meeting at the and Scientific Institution, John Street, Fitzroy Square', Northern Star and National Trades' (1850) 65 Academicus', Great Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations. The Great of Northern Star and National 70 'Gracchus', Monster Bubble of Weekly (1850) 73
The Great Exhibition: A Documentary Volume 2 The Advantages of the Exhibition William W. Prize Essay, on the Advantages WbrkingMen by Visiting the Exhibition 83 Louis Alexis The Industrial Exhibition Being a Few upon the General Advantages which May Be 89 Debate the Exhibition 103 'A Late Manufacturer', The Great Industrial Exhibition, in 1851. The Disastrous Consequences which are Likely to Arise to the Manufacturing Trade front the Carrying Out Proposed Great Industrial Exhibition of All Nations, in 1851 ([1850]) 105 William Felkin, The Exhibition and the Products of Industry of All Nations. Probable Influence upon Labour and Commerce (1851) 113 Three Religious Responses 135 [John Bellett], Belshazzar's in its Application to the Great Exhibition (1851) 139 John Charles The Great Exhibition Prize Essay (1851), extract 149 Sermons on the Great Exhibition ([1851]) 171 The Patent Problem [T. S. Browne], 'Patent-Law Reform' [editorial], Machinist, Engineering and Scientific Review (1850-1), extract 197 [Anon.], 'Patent-Law Reform Engineer and Machinist, and Engineering and Scientific Review (1850-1) 198 F. W. Campin, 'Patent Law and the Great [letter], Engineer and Machinist, and Engineering and Scientific Review (1850-1) 199 Charles Babbage, The Exposition or, Views Industry, the Science, andthe (1851), extract 205 and Abolitionist Perspectives 223 M. C. J., Great Exhibition - Weapons of Warfare' Art- (1850) 225 [Anon.], 'The Great Exhibition and American Slavery' [editorial], Reporter and Aborigines' Friend (1851) 229 M. D., 'Contribution Products of Aborigines to the Industrial Exhibition of 1851' [letter], The (1850) 235 [George Frederick Collier], The Mite to the Great Exhibition ([1850]) 239
Contents vii III. The 1 May 257 Anticipating the Exhibition [Anon.], Great (1851) 263 William Makepeace Thackeray, 'May Day Ode', The Times 269 The Ceremony 273 [Anon.], Opening Great Illustrated London News (1851) 275 'Inauguration Great Exhibition Building by Her Majesty, May [engraving], Illustrated London News 287 'Opening Great Exhibition - the Royal [engraving], Illustrated London News (1851) 288 Queen Victorias Journal, 30 April and 1 May 289 A Good View Proceedings 295 [Sarah Exhibition. Letter a Country Visitor to her Friend in the North', Morning Call 297 'Opening Great Exhibition - Sketch Nave' [engraving], Illustrated London News (1851) 310 Mrs S. C. Hall [Anna Maria Fielding], First of May at the Great Henry Mayhew and George Cruikshank, 1851 or, The Adventures ofmr and Mrs Sandboys and Family, who Up to London to 'Enjoy and to See the Great Exhibition (1851), extract 317 'Jules Janin on the Opening Great The Times (1851) 327 [Anon.], Opening Great Civil Engineer and fournal (1851) 337 William Makepeace What I Remarked at the Great 345 Editorial Notes 349 Silent Corrections 375 Sources 379
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CONTENTS IV. Guides to the Exhibition and Other Materials Addressed to Visitors 1 [Anon.], London as To-Day: Where to Go, and to See, during the Great Exhibition extract [Henry Morley], Catalogue's Account of Household Words (1851) 23 Robert Hunt, Companion to the Catalogue. Synopsis Contents ofthe Great Exhibition ([1851]) 33 [George Visit to the Great Exhibition by One (1851) 89 Z. M. W, 'A Glance at the Great Illustrated London News (1851) 137 Advice for Visitors Published in Contemporary Periodicals [Anon.], Great Family Economist (1851) [Anon.], Things in the Great Visitor, or Monthly 205 [Sarah 'The Exhibition. Letter a Country Visitor to her Friend in the North', Morning Call (1851) 213 Poetry and Musical Entertainment for Visitors Martin A for All Nations. Translated into Thirty Languages; (nearly Versions;) the Music Composed Expressly by S. Sebastian Wesley ([1851]) 225 Martin Farquhar Tupper, 'Englands Welcome to the World: A for in Cithara: A Selection the Lyrics of M. F. Tupper (1863) 229 Martin Farquhar Tupper, Great Exhibition: A for the in Cithara: A Selection from the Lyrics ofm. F. Tupper (1863) 231 'Chrystal ([1851]) 233 Exhibition and Foreigners' [ballad] ([1851]) 235 'M. at the Royal Surrey Zoological Gardens' [playbill] (1851) 239 Andrew Park, Glorious Exhibition' [musical score] ([c. 1851]) 243
vi The Great Exhibition: A Volume 3 Religious Tracts for Visitors 247 [William A Walk through the 249 [ Anon.], An Address to Foreigners Visiting the Great Exhibition of Arts in London, The Scriptures and the Sabbath in England ([1851]) 255 V. Visitors' Accounts 259 Visitors Paid and Consumed 265 'Appendix No. XVI. Return Showing the of the of Visitors, and the Largest in the Building at any Time, on Each Day that the Exhibition Was Open to the Public', in First Report for the Exhibition of 1851, to the Right Hon Spencer Horatio Walpole (1852) 269 'Appendix No. XVII. Return Showing the Number of Visitors and Receipts on the Same Days of Each Successive Week', in First Report Commissioners for the Exhibition to the Right Hon Spencer Horatio Walpole 273 'Appendix No. XXIX. Return Showing the of Provisions of Each Kind Reported to Have Been Consumed during the Time in First Report for the Exhibition of 1851, to the Right Hon Spencer Horatio Walpole 276 par Thomas Masters' ([1851]) 277 John Tod, 'Visit to London & Exhibition" June 1851', extract 279 Clement The Brontes Life and Letters (1908), extract 297 The fournal of Gideon Mantell Surgeon and Geologist, ed. E. Curwen (1940), supplemented by The of Gideon Mantell 1819-1852, ed. John A. Cooper (2010), extract 305 'A Country Minister', 'Notes of a Visit to the Great Edinburgh (1851), extract 315 Accounts in Religious Periodicals 359 'Philo', Great Magazine (1851) 361 J. A. C, 'A Sunday School Visit to the Great Exhibition in the Crystal Sunday School and fournal (1851) 367 Contrasting Perceptions 373 S. A., 'Wanderings in the Crystal 375 The Autobiography Smith, Schoolmistress and A Fragment ofa Life extract 393 Editorial Notes 397 Silent Corrections 423 List of Sources 427
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CONTENTS V. Visitors' Accounts French and German Perceptions Exhibition 1 John Lemoinne, 'Letters of M.John Lemoinne', in [Anon.], The Great Exhibition, and London in 1851. Reviewed by Dr. Lardner, &c. (1852) 3 J. B., 'A Letters from London to Friends at Home', The Expositor (1851) 15 An American in London 29 Journal, extract Burritts Letters to Anna M. Southall, 1851, extract 31 Elihu Speech to the Peace Congress, in Report ofthe Proceedings ofthe Fourth Peace Congress, Held at Exeter Hall, London, on the 22nd, 23rd, 37 Robert Franklin, Wanderings in the Crystal Palace ([1851]) 43 Thomas Mr & fohn Visit to London to See the Grand Exposition All Nations ([1851]) 61 Fictional Accounts Exhibition 75 [William Henry Smith], 'Voltaire in the Crystal Edinburgh Magazine 77 J. W. R., 'A Vision in the Crystal Illustrated London News (1851) 95 VI. Perspectives on the Exhibition Ton' Holyoake], 'Progress People: The and the Exhibition', (1851) 105 from the Exhibition? 113 [Anon.], the Richer Are We?' [editorial], The Expositor (1851) 115 [Anon.], to Get On. A Royal Day for Men' [editorial], The (1851) [Anon.], 'A Word to our Brethren the Operatives, as to their Present Position, and their Chances Themselves' [editorial], The
vi The Great Exhibition: A Documentary History, Volume 4 [Anon.], on the Great Monthly Christian 123 Religious Interpretations William Conway, The Great Exhibition an Opportunity to Promote the A Sermon Preached at the Parish Church of St. Rochester, on Sunday, May (1851) 131 [Anon.], The World's Great John Morison, The Unity with its Correlative Claims: Thoughts Suggested by the Great Exhibition (1851) 149 Contrasting to Taste and Design Richard Redgrave, Report on in Reports furies on the Subjects in the Thirty Classes into which the Exhibition was Divided extract [Anon.], 'Ecclesiological Aspect Great (1851) 177 The Contributions of Sheffield and [Anon.], 'Sheffield Contributions to the World's Fair', Illustrated ([1852]) 195 [Anon.], Tndia and Indian Contributions to the Industrial Bazaar', Illustrated Exhibitor ([1852]) 215 Edward Forbes, 'On the Vegetable World as Contributing to the Great Exhibition', in Catalogue: The Industry All Nations 1851 (1851) 239 Cultural Comparisons and Contrasts 263 [Anon.], 'On the Products of Industry of Aboriginal Races at the Great Colonial Intelligencer and (1850-2) 267 [Charles Dickens and Richard Great Exhibition and the Litde One', Household Words 273 P. D., Great Exhibition - What Hogg's Instructor 283 Encounters with Nude Statuary [Anon.], Chronicle 317 [Anon.], 'Rochfort Clarke's in Stone"', Punch (1851) 321 VII. The Ceremony and Assessments 323 The Closing Ceremony 327 [Anon.], 'Final Closing Great Illustrated London News(1851) 329 Great [engraving], Illustrated London News (1851) 341
Contents vii Attitudes towards the Exhibition 343 [Anon.], 'Our Last Look at the Great The Appeal (1851) 347 S. A., 'Wanderings in the Crystal Art-fournal( 351 H. S., on the Closing Crystal Palace', (1851) 359 [Anon.], 'Lines to be Recited on the Closing (1851) 363 'Closing Exhibition' Punch (1851) 365 'Heads on the Crystal [cartoon], Punch (1851) 366 and Pudding' [cartoon], Punch 367 Controversies 369 'Gracchus', 'Last Words on the Reynolds's Newspaper (1851) 371 [Anon.], 'The Great Exhibition Awards (Second Notice)', Illustrated London 377 [Anon.], Great Exhibition: A Thanksgiving Service at Exeter Hall', in The Great Exhibition. Forty-Four Sermons Deliveredin Exeter Selectedfrom thepenny Pulpit ([1851]), extract 383 What to of Palace? 397 Joseph Paxton, What Is to Become Crystal Palace? (1851) 399 'An Appeal to the Public' Punch (1851) 404 William Whewell, 'General Bearings Great in Lectures on the Results ofthe Great Exhibition Delivered before the Society Manufactures and Commerce at the Suggestion ofh. R. H. (1852) 405 Editorial Notes 425 455 List of Sources 459 Index 463