Amazon has full text searching of a big chunk of their books. This is cool. But using it is cooler.
Being me, I am interested in me. And people that I used to be. Well at least those that had my name …
Amazon tells me that I looked after Dickens’ estraged brother when i was a Doctor in London.
“To Dr James Howison,
My Dear Sir,
Passing through London to day on my way from Brighten to Manchester, I find your touching letter. I hasten to assure you that I am tryly grateful to you for your care of my later brother …”
The Letters of Charles Dickens, 1868-1870 (Letters of Charles Dickens, Vol 12) p 207.
and that I basically invested rubber clothing when i was a chemist in Edinburgh.
“Rubber gloves and boots were also made by James Howison, who dipped wax molds into latex …”
From The Chemical Revolution: A Contribution to Social Technology (Classics in the History and Philosophy of Science, Vol. 8)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/2881245498/ref=sib_books_pg/102-9889631-9159354?p=S08E&checkSum=saW2Uc6OF%2BEnBeXyB1Gg1wDKzTP0ie2UWUsWD5MhGFU%3D&keywords=%22James%20Howison%22#reader-link
What fun.
Posted by james at October 24, 2003 03:55 PM | TrackBackYou could have also found that out from Google, as I did earlier today…