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- ↑ Philippa Levine cites Bishop Samuel Wilberforce of Oxford, a leading critic of Charles Darwin's work towards a theory of evolution, to exemplify a belief that supporting endeavours such as the Caxton Society advanced a "Providential plan": in a speech given in 1857, "he declared that 'there was far more than the mere gratification of a somewhat idle curiosity when archaeologists ransacked the dust of antiquity. They were carrying out the great plan of the Creator and Ruler of the world.' History was invested with divine intention." [4]
- ↑ While Levine does not reference the failure of the Caxton Society directly, she observes that, in the 19th century, "[t]here were numerous ... cases of [similar] societies which, after a few volumes, simply ceased publishing. It was not a lack of demand that led to these failures nor a saturation of the market, [but rather the] aims [of these societies] were too much akin to those of the Camden Society whose early successes had established its supremacy in the field." [6]
Notes
- 1 2 3 Heylin 1851.
- 1 2 "Caxton Society. GB" (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. 5 October 2018. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ↑ Levine 1986, pp. 50, 179.
- ↑ Levine 1986, p. 56.
- ↑ "Caxton Society" (PDF). Royal Historical Society. n.d. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ↑ Levine 1986, p. 66.
