Chambers, Robert 1802-1871

Overview

Works:	908 works in 2,096 publications in 14 languages and 15,793 library holdings
Roles:	Editor, Compiler, Translator, Creator
Classifications:	pr83, 902.02

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Publications about Robert Chambers

Publications by Robert Chambers

Publications by Robert Chambers, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Robert Chambers

Memoir of Robert Chambers, with autobiographic reminiscences of William Chambers by William Chambers ( Book )
Man of letters : the early life and love letters of Robert Chambers by Robert Chambers ( Book )
Memoir of Robert Chambers by William Chambers ( Book )
Memories of the Chambers brothers: an account by William Chambers of the early struggles of himself and his brother Robert in Edinburgh 1813-22 by William Chambers ( Book )
Memoir of William and Robert Chambers by William Chambers ( Book )

The letters of Sir Walter Scott and Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe to Robert Chambers, 1821-45 with original memoranda of Sir Walter Scott; printed from manuscripts in the possession of C.E.S. Chambers, Edinburgh by Walter Scott ( Book )
The letters of Sir Walter Scott and Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe to Robert Chambers, 1821-45 : with original memoranda of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott ( Book )
A catalogue of some of the rarer books, also manuscripts, in the collection of C.E.S. Chambers, Edinburgh : with a bibliography of the works of William and Robert Chambers by Charles E. S Chambers ( Book )
The letters of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe to the late Dr. Robert Chambers by Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe ( Book )
A catalogue of some of the rarer books, also manuscripts, in the collection of C.E.S. Chambers. With a bibliography of the works of William and Robert Chambers by Charles E. S Chambers ( Book )
A catalogue of some of the rarer books, also manuscripts, in the collection of C.E.S. Chambers by Charles E. S Chambers ( Book )
Memoirs of Robert Chambers : with autobiographic reminiscences of William Chambers by William Chambers ( Book )
Publishers for the people : W. & R. Chambers : the early years, 1832-1850 by Sondra Miley Cooney ( Book )
Robert Chambers's vision of science : the diffusion of scientific ideas to the general reader in early Victorian Britain by Gov Hutchinson ( Book )
William and Robert Chambers, 1800-1883 by A Turnbull ( Book )
Proceedings at Peebles, Wednesday, August 4, 1841, on entertaining and presenting the freedom of the burgh to Messrs William and Robert Chambers, of Edinburgh ( Book )
Robert Chamber's vision of science : the diffusion of scientific ideas to the general reader in early-Victorian Britain by Gov Hutchinson ( Book )
Robert Chambers, evolution, and the early Victorian mind by Milton Millhauser ( Book )
Papers relating to the history of the theory of evolution, 1771-1921 by Charles Darwin ( )
Steam-powered knowledge : William Chambers and the business of publishing, 1820-1860 by Aileen Fyfe ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Robert Chambers

The book of days; a miscellany of popular antiquities in connection with the calendar, including anecdote, biography & history, curiosities of literature, and oddities of human life and character by Robert Chambers ( Book )
48 editions published between 1862 and 2004 in English and held by 1,927 libraries worldwide

Vestiges of the natural history of creation by Robert Chambers ( Book )
123 editions published between 1844 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 896 libraries worldwide
Electronic text of Chambers' work.

Chambers's cyclopaedia of English literature by Robert Chambers ( Book )
46 editions published between 1844 and 1978 in English and held by 561 libraries worldwide

Traditions of Edinburgh by Robert Chambers ( Book )
48 editions published between 1825 and 2000 in English and Undetermined and held by 349 libraries worldwide

The life and works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns ( Book )
29 editions published between 1851 and 1937 in English and held by 311 libraries worldwide

A biographical dictionary of eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers ( Book )
33 editions published between 1835 and 1971 in English and Undetermined and held by 298 libraries worldwide

Vestiges of the natural history of creation and other evolutionary writings by Robert Chambers ( Book )
1 edition published in 1994 in English and held by 283 libraries worldwide

Popular rhymes of Scotland by Robert Chambers ( Book )
15 editions published between 1780 and 1969 in English and held by 239 libraries worldwide

Explanations : a sequel to "Vestiges of the natural history of creation by Robert Chambers ( Book )
17 editions published between 1841 and 2000 in English and held by 215 libraries worldwide

Chambers's cyclopaedia of English literature : a history critical and biographical of authors in the English tongue from the earliest times till the present day, with specimens of their writings by Robert Chambers ( Book )
13 editions published between 1903 and 1923 in English and held by 210 libraries worldwide

Cyclopaedia of English literature; a history, critical and biographical, of British authors, from the earliest to the present times by Robert Chambers ( Book )
18 editions published between 1800 and 1872 in English and held by 188 libraries worldwide

Chambers's information for the people by William Chambers ( Book )
61 editions published between 1835 and 1995 in English and Japanese and held by 184 libraries worldwide

Cyclopaedia of English literature: a selection of the choicest productions of English authors, from the earliest to the present time, connected by a critical and biographical history by Robert Chambers ( Book )
18 editions published between 1847 and 1875 in English and held by 182 libraries worldwide

Chambers's journal of popular literature, science and arts ( Serial )
in English and held by 163 libraries worldwide

Chambers's Cyclopaedia of English literature; a history, critical and biographical, of British and American authors, with specimens of their writings by Robert Chambers ( Book )
16 editions published between 1876 and 1885 in English and held by 162 libraries worldwide

Ancient sea-margins, as memorials of changes in the relative level of sea and land by Robert Chambers ( Book )
10 editions published between 1848 and 1968 in English and held by 160 libraries worldwide

The Scottish ballads by Robert Chambers ( Book )
9 editions published between 1829 and 1974 in English and Scottish Gaelic and held by 151 libraries worldwide

Illustrations of the author of Waverley being notices and anecdotes of real characters, scenes, and incidents, supposed to be described in his works by Robert Chambers ( Book )
10 editions published between 1825 and 1884 in English and held by 150 libraries worldwide

Chambers's information for the people ( Book )
22 editions published between 1842 and 2005 in English and held by 135 libraries worldwide

The picture of Scotland by Robert Chambers ( Book )
15 editions published between 1827 and 2005 in English and held by 121 libraries worldwide

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Related Identities

Chambers, William 1800-1883 Editor
Burns, Robert 1759-1796
Carruthers, Robert 1799-1878 Editor
Patrick, David 1849-1914 Editor
Scott, Walter Sir 1771-1832
Thomson, Thomas 1798-1869 Editor
Geddie, J. Liddell (John Liddell) b. 1881 Editor
Riddel, James Illustrator
Wilson, John 1785-1854
Chambers, William

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American literature‍ Anecdotes‍ Anecdotes‍ Antiquities‍ Authors, English‍ Authors, Scottish‍ Ballads, Scots‍ Biography‍ Biography--Dictionaries‍ Burns, Robert,--1759-1796‍ Calendar‍ Canada Chambers, Robert,--1802-1871‍ Chambers, William,--1800-1883‍ Correspondence (Burns, Robert)‍ Creation‍ Criticism, interpretation, etc.‍ Days‍ Dictionaries‍ Early works‍ Earth movements‍ Encyclopedias‍ Encyclopedias and dictionaries‍ English literature‍ English-speaking countries‍ Evolution (Biology)‍ Fasts and feasts‍ Folklore‍ Folk songs, Scots‍ Great Britain History‍ Holidays‍ Intellectual life‍ Jacobite Rebellion (1745-1746)‍ Legends‍ Love-letters‍ Manners and customs‍ Miscellanea‍ New Zealand periodicals‍ Nursery rhymes‍ Poetry‍ Popular culture‍ Publishers and publishing‍ Records and correspondence‍ Scotland Scotland--Edinburgh Scott, Walter,--Sir,--1771-1832‍ Sharpe, Charles Kirkpatrick,--1781-1851‍ Texts‍ Travel‍

Vestiges of the natural history of creation

Alternative Names

Chambers, R., 1802-1871

Chambers, R. (Robert), 1802-1871

Languages

English (1,903)
Undetermined (129)
Japanese (35)
German (33)
Dutch (9)
Danish (5)
No Linguistic content (4)
Welsh (2)
Spanish (1)
Scots (1)
French (1)
Scottish Gaelic (1)
Russian (1)
Latin (1)

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Vestiges of the natural history of creation and other evolutionary writings