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Uncertain Chances

- Science, Skepticism, and Belief in Nineteenth-Century American Literature

About Uncertain Chances

Maurice Lee's study illustrates how writers such as Poe, Melville, Douglass, Thoreau, Dickinson, and others participated in a broad intellectual and cultural shift in which Americans increasingly learned to live with the threatening and wonderful possibilities of chance.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780199985814
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 282
  • Published:
  • July 24, 2013
  • Dimensions:
  • 155x231x20 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 454 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: August 31, 2025

Description of Uncertain Chances

Maurice Lee's study illustrates how writers such as Poe, Melville, Douglass, Thoreau, Dickinson, and others participated in a broad intellectual and cultural shift in which Americans increasingly learned to live with the threatening and wonderful possibilities of chance.

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